Geology 100 Practice Exam Questions Correctly Answered.

Geology 100 Practice Exam Questions Correctly Answered. Earth's outer layer is composed of seven dominant plates. What is the name of this rigid outer layer? - CORRECT ANSWER lithosphere Plate slides under another plate. - CORRECT ANSWER Convergent plates slide apart - CORRECT ANSWER Divergent slide against each other - CORRECT ANSWER transform What type of plate interaction produces the San Andreas Fault? - CORRECT ANSWER transform (sliding past eachother) The bend in the stone walls in the town of Hollister, California are a result of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER a fault creep along the Calaveras Fault The offset of Wallace Creek is caused by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER right-lateral movement along the San Andreas strike-slip fault What causes an earthquake such as the one that occurred in San Francisco in 1906? - CORRECT ANSWER As plates move, stress builds up at the boundary. When the boundary eventually snaps, energy is released as an earthquake. Which of the following is a characteristic of an S wave? - CORRECT ANSWER "shaking" particle motion at right angles to the direction of wave travel What best describes the movement of P waves? - CORRECT ANSWER compression and expansion