Physical Geography – Test Three
Section One – Multiple Choice
Fill in the circle next to the word or phrase which BEST completes the statement or
answers the question. 1. Seismic Tomography makes use of
_______________ waves to determine the
composition of the Earth’s interior.
o P and S
o X and Y
o Q and R
o L and N
2. The two major divisions of the Earth’s
crust are:
o Sial and Lithosphere
o Sima (oceanic) and Sial (continental)
o Sial and Asthenosphere
o Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
3. The Earth’s Inner core is probably
composed of_______________.
o Solid Nickel-iron
o Conglomerate rock
o Molten Nickel-Iron
o Magma
4. The three main categories of magma are:
o Igneous, Volcanic, Magmatic
o Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
o Metamorphic, Igneous, Volcanic
o Rhyolitic, Andesitic, Basaltic
5. __________ and physical are the two
primary types of weathering.
o Destructive
o Chemical
o Rhyolitic
6. Limestone is a good example of a
__________ rock.
o Chemical Sedimentary
o Clastic Sedimentary
o Metamorphic
7. When two continents collide, heat and
pressure are produced, leading to
__________.
o Wegnerian Subfuscation
o Contact Metamorphism
o Tectonic Metamorphism
o Normal Faulting 8. __________ are upward bends in
plastically deformed rock.
o Fronticlines
o Coniclines
o Synclines
o Anticlines
9. At __________ plate boundaries, the
plates move apart, producing new crust.
o Subduction
o Liquifaction
o Convergent
o Divergent
10. The Hawaiian Islands are probably the
result of a __________.
o Subtropical Upthrust
o Interclinial Divergence
o Thermal Plume, or “Hotspot”
o Subduction Zone
11. The oldest part of the continental crust is
sometimes called the __________.
o Craton
o Remnant Crust
o Tectonic Front
o Fixed Crust 12. The two primary type of mountain
building are:
o Volcanic and Folded, or collision
o Folded and Anticlinal
o Plastic and Deformed
o Environmental and Artificial
13. __________is a type of sedimentary rock
o Sandstone
o A’A
o Basalt
o Marble
14. Liquifaction is a result of __________
o Volcanic Eruptions
o Earthquakes
o Landslides o The Earth’s Core o Pahoehoe 15. Volcanic __________ is actually heated
powdered rock
o Granite
o Ash
o Basalt
o Residue 21. The Earth’s__________ is made up of
very hot liquid nickel-iron
o Mantle
o Outer Core
o Crust
o Inner Core 16. __________ is a type of biological
weathering.
o Nuee Ardante
o Ashfall
o Chelation
o Hydrolitic 22. This is a type of magma:__________.
o Basaltic
o Exfoliation
o Tectonic Uplift
o Carbonated 17. The __________ is the place where an
earthquake begins underground.
o Epicenter
o Epicycle
o Focus
o Epifocus
18. __________ volcanoes are enormous,
with gentle slopes and basaltic eruptions.
o Composite
o Silicic
o Shield
o Cinder Cone
19. _____ volcanoes are steep, and are
composed of alternating layers of ash and
lava.
o Composite
o Silicic
o Shield
o Cinder Cone
20. Alternate wetting and drying of rocks can
produce __________ weathering.
o Physical
o Andesitic
o Basaltic 23. A __________ fold develops if the center
of the fold moves from being once vertical to
a horizontal position
o Tension
o Recumbent
o Fault
o Solid
24. In plate tectonics, crust is “recycled” in
__________ zones.
o Seafloor Spreading
o Transform Faulted
o Advection
o Subduction 25. __________ faulting occurs when two
masses of rock slide past each other
horizontally.
o Strike-Slip
o Normal
o Convergent Section Two – Matching
For each term in the table below, fill in the circle under the letter of the listed term that best goes
with it..
A – Ventifacts
B –Anticline
C - Volcanic Soil
D – a deposit that marks the farthest advance of a glacier
E – The process of soil development
F – Richter Scale
G – A’A
H – Subduction
I – Asthenosphere
J – Line where rock is broken
A B C
26. Sharp lava, little gas
o o o
27. Rocks deformed into an upward bend
o o o
28. Moraine
o o o
29. Rocks shaped by the wind
o o o
30. Earthquake measured by energy released o o o
A B C
31.Type of Plate movement, recycling crust o o o
o o o
32. Pedogenesis
o o o
33. Good agricultural land
o o o
34.Plates move on this layer
o o o
35. Faults
A B C D
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J Section Three – True or False
Fill in the appropriate circle to indicate whether the statement is true or false.
36. Volcanic eruptions can cool the climate
37.Igneous intrusive (plutonic) rocks cool slowly underground.
38. Flowing lava is the most dangerous part of a volcanic eruption
39.Transform faulting is occurring along California’s San Andreas
fault.
40. The Earth is thought to be about one-hundred million years old. TRUE
o
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o FALSE
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o o o Section Four – Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blank with the word or phrase which best answers the question or completes the statement.
41. What are the three primary types of plate movement in Plate Tectonics? 42. Name two types of faults:
_________________________ and ______________________.
43. _______________is where the particles are carried by the medium without touching the surface
of their origin. 44. Laying down of sediment transported by wind, water, or ice is called _______________. 45. Name two different kinds of igneous rocks: 46. What is the Epicenter of an earthquake? 47. Mollisols are soils common to _______________environments. 48. The main body of a river delta is made up of ________________ beds.
49. A ________________ is a cloud of red hot volcanic ash, gas, and debris, “riding” on a cushion of
superheated air, and moving at very high speeds, causing great destruction
50. ____________________ stream channels tend to be wide and shallow because bedload materials are
often coarse (sands and gravels) and non-cohesive.
Extra credit (One point per question)
EC1. The greatest volcanic eruption in modern history was probably the eruption of _______________ in
1815.
EC2. This volcanic phenomenon wiped out the Caribbean town of St. Pierre in 1902, leaving only one
survivor. ______________________________

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