A lithospheric plate is

A section of Earth's soft (plastic) mantle layer

a section of Earth's rigid outer layer

A section of Earth's liquid core

A section of Earth's solid core

New oceanic crust (i.e., new ocean floor) is created at

Convergent plate boundaries

Divergent plate boundaries

Transform plate boundaries

None of the above

S waves

Are surface waves

Travel through liquids

Travel through solids

All of the above

P waves

Travel faster than S waves

Travel slower than S waves

Travel at the same speed at S waves

Sometimes travel faster than S waves, and sometimes travel slower than S waves

The Earth's primary composition layers are (from inner most to outer most)

Silicate core, metallic mantle, silicate crust

Silicate core, silicate crust, silicate mantle

Metallic core, silicate mantle, silicate crust

Metallic core, silicate crust, silicate mantle

Ocean ridges are

Divergent plate boundaries

Convergent plate boundaries

Transform plate boundaries

None of the above

New oceanic crust is created at

Continental shelves

Ocean ridges

Deep ocean basins

Deep ocean trenches

Rock deformation results from

Time

Confining stress

Differential stress

All of the above

A fault is an example of

brittle deformation

ductile deformation

elastic deformation

All of the above

Types of deformation that can occur from compressional stress are

Faults

Folds

Both a and b

None of the above

The Principle of Superposition states that

In undisturbed strata, the oldest layer is on the bottom

In undisturbed strata, the oldest layer is on the top

In all strata, disturbed or not, the oldest layer is on the bottom

In all strata, disturbed or not, the youngest layer is on the bottom

Mountain ranges are built when

Two large land masses collide and get pressed together at a convergent boundary

A small land mass collides with, and gets pressed onto, a larger land mass at a convergent boundary

Subduction of an oceanic part of a plate occurs at a boundary with a continental part of a different plate

All of the above

The order of Earth's Eons, from oldest to youngest is

Phanerozoic, Archean, Proterozoic, Hadean

Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic, Proterozoic, Hadean, Archean

Archean, Proterozoic, Hadean, Phanerozoic

The earliest evidence of life on Earth dates to the

Proterozoic Eon

Phanerozoic Eon

Hadean Eon

Archean Eon

The earliest oceans on Earth date to the

Archean Eon

Proterozoic Eon

Hadean Eon

Phanerozoic Eon

The primary factor that distinguishes renewable from nonrenewable resources is

the accessibility of the resource

The length of time it takes for the resource to be replenished

The impact that utilization of the resource has on the environment

All of the above

Oil shale is not a major source of oil today primarily because

There is not much of it

It has too much carbon in it to be useful

It is not economically viable (i.e., not profitable)

All of the above

For the last 800,000 years, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere

Has been nearly constant and higher than the amounts measured over the last 60 years

Has been nearly constant and lower than the amounts measured over the last 60 years

Has been variable but always higher than the amounts measured over the last 60 years

Has been variable but always lower than the amounts measured over the last 60 years

Atmospheric gases that are called greenhouse gases

Warm the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation received from the Earth

Warm the atmosphere by absorbing ultraviolet radiation received from the Earth

Cool the atmosphere by reflecting infrared radiation received from the Sun

Cool the atmosphere by reflecting ultraviolet radiation received from the Sun

An example of a greenhouse gas is

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Methane (CH4)

Both a and b

None of the above

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