Earth/Space Final Yasutake

In the picture below, what feature is formed in the ocean at a divergent boundary? (hint: the primary feature goes up, not down)

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Subduction

• Mountain Building

• Deep Ocean Trench

Which two of the following explains why continental crust usually dates older than oceanic crust? (only choose two)

• Continental crust is constantly recycled

• Oceanic crust is constantly recycled

• New continental crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges

• New oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges

What color are the hottest stars?

• red

• orange

• yellow

• blue

Which of these methods involves putting events in the order in which they happened? (hint: not using specific dates)

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• Geologic dating

• Speed dating

What do we call the process by which we determine the actual age of a geologic event or life form (such as a fossil)?

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• Cutting it in half

• Guessing

What percentage of a radioactive isotope is left after one half-life?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 90%

What do we call the theory that explains how the places of Earth's surface move and interact with one another?

• Subduction

• Sea floor spreading

• Plate tectonics

• Pangaea

What kind of stellar remnant (dead star) will the Sun become after it completes its life cycle?

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Stellar Ash

Non-volcanic mountains usually form along which type of boundary?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• All of the listed options are correct

Mid ocean ridges indicate the presence of which type of boundary?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Hot spot