Convection currents responsible for plate movement are found within the
A. crust
B. inner core
C. exosphere
D. asthenosphere
ANSWER: D

When a block of the earths crust slips between two normal fault lines, the resulting landform is a
A. rift valley
B. thrust fault
C. reverse fault
D. fold mountain
ANSWER: A

Coal deposits are formed as a result of
A. magmatic activity
B. mineral precipitation
C. hydrothermal activity
D. sedimentary processes
ANSWER: D

Features associated with intrusive volcanism are
A. dikes and levees
B. batholiths and sills
C. cones and moraines
D. lava plateaus and synclines
ANSWER: B

Seismologists are associated with the study of
A. severe storms
B. ocean currents
C. plate movement
D. rainforest destruction
ANSWER: C

Which rock type has been changed from its original form by heat and pressure?
A. sedimentary
B. metamorphic
C. hydrothermal
D. extrusive igneous
ANSWER: B

During an earthquake, the greatest structural damage will occur to buildings constructed on
A. alluvial deposits
B. a basaltic plateau
C. a granite intrusion
D. an exposed laccolith
ANSWER: A

Flooding and deposition are responsible for the formation of a levee.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

A river with a steep gradient will create valleys with V-shaped profiles.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

Hydrolysis is the method of river transportation responsible for the movement of large rocks.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B