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Chapter 13

Multiple-Choice Quiz

Multiple-Choice Quiz
Our Multiple-Choice Quiz will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 13. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

This activity contains 20 questions.

	The Mohorovicic discontinuity refers to what?   the top of the inner core of the Earth the change in rock composition and density bewteen the crust and the mantle the change of rock density between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere the change in rock density between the ocean floors and the continents the change in rock density between the ocean floors and the asthenosphere

	The inner core of the Earth is believed to be what?   solid molten composed mostly of granite composed mostly by basalt gaseous

	Extrusive (volcanic) igneous rocks have smaller mineral crystals than intrusive (plutonic) igneous rocks because   extrusive rocks cool faster. extrusive rocks cool more slowly. oxygen in the atmosphere inhibits crystal growth. nitrogen in the atmosphere inhibits crystal growth. none of the above are true.

	The most common extrusive (volcanic) igneous rock is what?   basalt granite sandstone gneiss gabbro

	Marble is related to limestone in the same way   basalt is related to andesite. gravel is related to conglomerate. slate is related to shale. sand is related to sandstone. granite is related to basalt.

	Which of the following lists is in the correct chronological sequence from oldest to youngest?   Holocene—Permian—Ordovician Pennsylvanian—Cretaceous—Eocene Silurian—Devonian—Cambrian Jurassic—Triassic—Paleocene Oligocene—Miocene—Mississippian

	Which of the following landforms is an example of first-order relief?   mountain range mountain cliff continental platform mountain system

	Which of the following is not an example of an internal process?   diastrophism vulcanism massive crustal rearrangement mass wasting

	All of the following are part of the Earth's cross section except what?   mesosphere lithosphere asthenosphere continental crust hydrosphere

	Metamorphic rocks are formed by what?   pressure and chemical cementation cooling and solidification weathering, erosion, and deposition heat and pressure subduction and melting

	The Pleistocene is part of the _____ period.   Quaternary Tertiary Silurian Permian Cambrian

	_______ are formed from skeletal remains of coral and other lime-secreting sea animals.   Schists Limestones Sandstones Shales Sandstones

	Which of the following is not a property of minerals?   They can be man-made. They can be totally inorganic. A given mineral always has the same composition. Each mineral has a regular pattern of atoms. They are all composed of crystals.

	In terms of Earth history, single-celled life appeared   almost directly after the beginning. after 99% of the time had elapsed. before the first true "landscapes" formed. before the Grand Canyon began to form. after the continents started to drift.

	Marble forms from   the lithification of sand grains. the cementation of marine animal shells. the weathering of limestone. the metamorphism of sandstone. the metamorphism of limestone.

	Quartz is a member of the   silcates. oxides. sulfides. carbonates. halides.

	Granite, gabbro, and diorite are all ____ rocks.   extrusive igneous clastic sedimentary foliated metamorphic intrusive igneous none of the above.

	Uniforminatarism states:   "Everything tends toward stable equilibrium." "The present is the key to the past." "The present is the key to the future." "Order comes out of chaos."

	The majority of crustal rocks are composed of minerals that belong to the ___ family.   oxide silicate sulfide carbonate sulfate

	Which of the following is not a category in a descriptive approach to landform study?   flat plains plateaus hills mountains plains with scattered hills.

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