Exam (elaborations) SCIN 138 Introduction to Geology (Week 2 Exam) (SCIN138)
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Oceanic plates are composed of what rock type?
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A. granite
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B. quartz
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C. basalt
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D. diorite
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Question 1 of 25
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Oceanic plates are composed of what rock type?
A. granite
B. quartz
C. basalt
D. diorite
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Question 2 of 25
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Ocean-to-continent convergent boundaries can produce all but which of the following?
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A. mountains
B. volcanoes
C. new sea-floor
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Question 3 of 25
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Ocean–continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which landforms?
A. oceanic trench, island arc
B. broad mountain range, folds
C. volcanic arc, forearc basin
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Which of the following is the most accurate statement of how the Himalayas were formed?
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A. They are actually the original elevation of the continent. As the erosion
weathered away to give the current surface, it left the mountains behind.
B. During the last great flood, sediments were deposited that accumulated and
were eventually eroded into mountains.
C. As the Indian plate moved into the Eurasian plate, the continents collided and buckled
up to form mountains.
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What is the main difference between Wegener's Continental Drift and the Theory of Plate
Tectonics?
A. The Theory of Plate Tectonics does not offer an explanation of how the
continents move.
B. Continental Drift explains all the different types of plate boundaries.
C. Wegener thought that continents moved through oceanic crust to their current
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