Semester 1 Final Practice

1)Which of the following faults is the largest fault system in North America?

a) San Andreasb) San Jacintoc) Garlockd) Imperial

2)Within the atmosphere, carbon is found mainly as _________.

a) CO2b) Nitrogenc) Oxygend) Water vapor

3) The atmosphere is divided into distinct layers by changes in ______.

a) Air pressureb) Temperaturec) Nitrogen and oxygen concentrationd) Ozone concentration

4)Temperatures in the stratosphere increase because it has a high concentration of _______.

a) Ozoneb) Pressurec) Cloudsd) gravity

5) One of the effects of a _______ is a build-up of pollutants, or smog.

a) Temperature conversionb) Temperature inversionc) Thermal conversiond) Thermal convection

6)Nitrogen is released as a gas by__________.

a) Bacteria in the roots of legumesb) Respirationc) Decomposition of proteins in the

soild) photosynthesis

7) During the carbon cycle, carbon in ocean reservoirs appears primarily as

a) Coal, oil, and natural gasb) Dissolved carbon dioxide,

bicarbonate, carbonate ionsc) Organic molecules and fossil fuelsd) Simple sugars, carbon dioxide, and

methane gas

8) Granite is an igneous rock with large crystals. It most likely forms by _________.

a) Cementing of sediments underground

b) Compression of rock in mountain building

c) Cooling of magma undergroundd) Cooling of lava above ground

9) Quartzite is a metamorphic rock with very small crystals. It most likely forms as a result of

a) Cementing sediments undergroundb) Compression of rock in mountain

buildingc) Cooling o magma undergroundd) Cooling of lave above ground

10) What are the 2 types of igneous rocks?

a) Intrusive and extrusiveb) Erosion and compactionc) Cementation and compactiond) Clastic and chemical

11) All of the following provide evidence for the theory of plate tectonics except

a) Characteristics of living organisms on the seafloor

b) Patterns of magnetic fields on the seafloor

c) The relatively young age of the seafloor

d) Topographical features on the seafloor

12)A tectonic plate boundary that occurs when two plates move apart is called a __________

a) Convergent boundaryb) Transform boundaryc) Divergent boundaryd) Major plate

13) With slippage along a fault line, which hypothesis emphasizes the springing back of the rock into its original place?

a) Flexible rebound hypothesisb) Regressing recoil hypothesisc) Recovering rock hypothesisd) Elastic rebound hypothesis

14)The place within Earth’s crust where the earthquake originated is called the _______.

a) Epicenterb) Faultc) Fractured) Focus

15) Earthquake activity in California is primarily caused by

a) The lowering of aquifer levelsb) The interaction of tides with the

coastc) Mining activity in the nineteenth

centuryd) Plates moving past each other

along active faults

16) The two main differences between a composite volcano and a shield volcano are their

a) Lava type and heightb) Lava type and shapec) Eruption frequency and heightd) Eruption frequency and shape

17) The majority of California’s volcanic fields are located in _____ parts of the state.

a) Northern and westernb) Northern and easternc) Central and westernd) Eastern and southern

18) What dynamic process produces new oceanic lithosphere?

a) Sea floor spreadingb) Underwater volcanoesc) Erosion of ocean ridgesd) Deep sea thermal venting