Which factor does not influence the rate of chemical weathering? A) Climate B) Altitude C) Time D) Mineral Composition E) Surface area

Which of the following is not an agent of mechanical weathering? A) Frost wedging B) Plant Wedging C) Animal wedging D) Wind/Water Abrasion E) Thermal expansion and contraction

Where is the age of the ocean crust the oldest? A) Hot spots B) Mid-ocean ridges C) Subduction zones D) In the middle of the plate

What type of crust is the oldest? A) Oceanic B) Volcanic Islands C) Continental D) Igneous

What type of climate are you more likely to see erosion from wind? A) Cold and wet B) warm and wet C) Hot and Dry D) Hot and Wet

Landslides are a type of? A) Mass Falling B) Mass wasting C) slope wasting D) slope falling

Which is not a type of mass wasting A) fall B) slump C) fold D) flow E) slide

Which of the following is not a factor influencing mass movements? A) Animals B) Slope Angle and Topography C) Climate D) Vegetation E) Water F) Time

Where does erosion occur in a stream? A) inside of a bend(point bar) B) In a straight area C) Outside of a bend (Cut Bank) D) At a waterfall

What is the largest type of volcano? A) Composite B) Shield C) Cinder Cone D) They are all the same size

What is the most destructive type of volcano? A) Shield B) Composite C) Cinder Cone D) They are all the same

A seismogram is located 4500 miles away from the epicenter of an earthquake. What is the difference in time between when the P-waves reach the seismogram and the S-waves reach the seismogram? A.22 minutes B.3 minutes C.10 minutes D.6 minutes

P-waves reaches a seismogram and the S-waves arrive 3 and a half minutes later. How far is the seismogram from the earthquakes epicenter? A.3000 km B.4000 km C.1000 km D.2000 km

Features found at divergent boundaries include ____. A.deep-sea trenches B.crumpled mountains C.island arc volcanoes D.ocean ridges

Where is the ring of fire located? A) Russia B) The Indian ocean C) Africa D) The pacific rim

Continental-continental plate collisions produce ____. A.rift valleys B.deep-sea trenches C.island arcs D.very tall mountain ranges

At an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary, ____. A.old crust is recycled by subduction B.slide past one another C.old crust is deformed or fractured D.new crust is created

Igneous rocks that cool slowly beneath Earth’s crust are ____. a.extrusivec.sedimentary b.intrusived.always magnetic

A clastic sedimentary is: A) made of fossils B) made of fragments of other rocks C) made from magma D) a mineral

Which point marks the epicenter of the earthquake? A.B B.D C.A D.C

Which is not a mechanism of plate movement? A) Slab pull B) Ridge Push C) Convection D) Conduction

What type of metamorphism that occurs during orogenesis? A) Mountain Metamorphism B) Contact Metamorphsm C) Regional Metamorphism D) Regular Metamorphism

Where does convection take place in the earth? A) The Crust B)The Mantle C) The Inner Core D) The Outer Core

What type of plate boundary is at the San Andreas Fault? A) Oceanic Continental Convergent B) Oceanic-Continental Divergent C) Continental-Continental Convergent D) Transform

Which was not evidence used by Wegner for continental drift theory? A) The fit of the Continents B) Similar Fossils on different continents C) Climate similarities D) Similar plants on different continents E) Similar geologic features on different continents

What is the texture of igneous rocks cooled at the Earth's surface? A) Glassy B) Medium Crystal C) Large Crystals D) Igneous Rocks only form inside the Earth

According to the diagram, which Hawaiian Island is the oldest? A.Loihi B.Molokai C.Hawaii D.Kauai Where would the most active volcano be located on this diagram? A.Kauai B.Hawaii C.Oahu D.Maui