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UNIT 3BThe Lithosphere
Basketball Review
QUESTION 1• Who is considered to be the “Father
of Modern Geology”?A. Harry HessB. James HuttonC. Alfred WegenerD. Charles Lyell
QUESTION 2• What law or principle states un-deformed
sedimentary rock layers are older on the bottom and younger on the top?
A. Law of SuperpositionB. Law of Cross-Cutting RelationshipsC. Principle of Original HorizontalityD. Principle of Unconformities
QUESTION 3• One varve represents how many years
of sediment deposition in glacial lake beds?
A. 1B. 2C. 5D. 10
QUESTION 4• New oceanic crust is continuously
formed at which of the following locations?
A. trenchesB. convergent plate boundariesC. subduction zonesD. mid-ocean ridges
QUESTION 5• Oceanic crust mainly consists of
which igneous rock?A. graniteB. andesiteC. basaltD. rhyolite
QUESTION 6• Continental crust mainly consists of
which igneous rock?A. graniteB. andesiteC. basaltD. rhyolite
QUESTION 7• The San Andreas Fault in California
occurs along which type of plate boundary?
A. convergentB. divergentC. transformD. normal
QUESTION 8• What is the largest division of
geologic time?A. eonB. eraC. periodD. epoch
QUESTION 9• Which element was found in abundant
proportions in rock layers approximately 65 MYA providing evidence for an asteroid impact resulting in dinosaur extinction?
A. IronB. SulfurC. IridiumD. Boron
QUESTION 10• Who formed the idea of sea-floor
spreading?A. Harry HessB. James HuttonC. Alfred WegenerD. Charles Lyell
QUESTION 11• The majority of Earth’s mass and
volume are contained within which layer?
A. crustB. mantleC. outer coreD. inner core
QUESTION 12• The two elements making up the
Earth’s core includeA. H and HeB. Si and OC. Fe and NiD. Mg and Ir
QUESTION 13• The plastic, silly-putty like layer of the
Earth on which the lithospheric plates are constantly in motion is called the
A. lithosphereB. continental crustC. oceanic crustD. asthenosphere
QUESTION 14• The average speed of P-waves in
Earth’s crust isA. 1.4 km/sB. 1.6 km/sC. 4.1 km/sD. 6.1 km/s
QUESTION 15• Which type of lava has a rope-like
texture and looks like dripping candle wax?
A. AaB. PahoehoeC. BlockyD. Pillow
QUESTION 16• Which type of lava has a brittle crust
formed on top of underlying molten material?
A. AaB. PahoehoeC. BlockyD. Pillow
QUESTION 17• Which type of volcano consists of
mainly non-explosive eruptions?A. Cinder coneB. Composite volcanoC. Shield volcanoD. Stratovolcano
QUESTION 18• Which of the following is not
considered to be a tectonic plate?A. PacificB. NazcaC. ArabianD. Atlantic