2. Magnetic stripes were found to be symmetrical about:
the magnetic South Pole
the geographic South Pole
the San Andreas Fault
the Rocky Mountains
the Mid-Atlantic oceanic ridge

3. One remarkable realization associated with the discovery of seafloor spreading was that:
the crust of continents is denser than that of oceans
mountains are denser than the mantle
compared to continents, the crustal floor of the oceans is very young
the Earth's magnetic field arises from the upper mantle
the Earth's magnetic field is restricted to oceanic ridges

4. Which one of the following statements best defines Pangaea?:
all of the Earth's continental masses together
all of the continents of the Southern Hemisphere, only
all of the continents of the Northern Hemisphere, only
Africa, Madagascar, and the Indian subcontinent, only
Europe, Greenland, and North America, only

5. Magnetic reversals:
have not been encountered in the geologic record
cannot be detected in the remanent magnetism of rocks
occur when the Earth's rotational poles flip in position
are recorded in rocks forming at locations worldwide
cannot be utilized to date rocks

6. Which one of the following plate boundary types is responsible for the Cascade volcanic chain?:
continental-continental
continental-oceanic
oceanic-oceanic
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8. Tillites:
are instruments used for measuring magnetic inclination
are instrument used for measuring magnetic declination
represent lithified glacial rubble
were large amphibians common to Gondwanaland
were distinctive trees common to Gondwanaland

9. Which one of the following land masses would NOT be included in Gondwanaland?:
India, south of the Himalayas
Antarctica
Australia
South America
North America

10. Where is oceanic crust destroyed?:
at the oceanic ridges
at the oceanic trenches
in the inner core
in the outer core
it cannot be destroyed due to its light density

11. The Earth's largest volcano is:
associated with a hot spot in the middle of a continental plate
associated with a hot spot in the middle of an oceanic plate
along an oceanic ridge
at a continental-continental convergent plate boundary
at a divergent plate boundary

12. Loihi excites geologists because it represents a:
new instrument for detecting volcanic gases
new instrument for detecting lava composition
satellite that can monitor worldwide volcanic activity
satellite that can monitor worldwide earthquake activity
volcano that will become a new Hawaiian island

13. Sediments derived from the weathering of a continent and deposited on the continent, itself. This is a definition for which one of the following adjectives?:
marine
continental
suspect
ophiolitic
fluvial

15. Deep marine sediments and volcanics would characterize:
andesites
alluvium
ophiolites
continental sediments
transform faults