CD/Web Review Questions

Chapter 1, Earth as a System

  1. What kind of plate boundary is found along the western coast of South America? What major plate tectonic process takes place there? Hint

  2. What body of water provides a good example of a divergent plate boundary? Hint

  3. What two plates are involved in the transform boundary at the San Andreas fault on the western coast of North America? Hint

  4. Name the eras of the geologic time scale, in order from most ancient to most recent. Hint

  5. According to the fossil record, what type of animal life arose in the Permian Period? Hint

  6. What climatic trend occurred near the beginning of the Silurian Period? Hint

  7. How long did the Paleozoic Era last? Hint

  8. How many lithospheric plates are shown on the map in the "Plates of the World" exercise on the CD-ROM? Hint

  9. Name two fundamental components of the Earth system and give an example of how they interact. Hint

  10. In what year did William Smith publish his complete geologic map of England and Wales? Hint

  11. Who said, "We find no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end"? Hint

  12. What led to James Hutton's interest in geology? Hint

  13. What is solidified magma called? Hint

  14. In the rock cycle, processes that take place below the ground are called _______________ processes. Hint

  15. Lithification includes what two processes? Hint

  16. What is the process by which a sedimentary rock is converted chemically to granite? Hint

  17. What is the last part of the Proterozoic era sometimes called? Hint

  18. What period of geologic time is famous for its coal swamps? Hint

  19. In what geologic period did the dinosaurs first appear? Hint

  20. About what percentage of evaporation in the water cycle is from the oceans? Hint

  21. What is the term for the amount of groundwater that can be held in the soil? Hint

  22. What is the term for the rate at which groundwater moves through soil? Hint

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