Unit 2 Post Test
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3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments PLATO Course Earth and Space Science, Semester A v2.0 > Post Test ­ Unit 2 Name: Date: Instructor: Question 1 Which of these substances is usually not present in explosive volcanic eruptions? pahoehoe aa volcanic bombs cinders volcanic ash Question Serial Number:1306923066­tpbe47 Question 2 Which type of rock is formed by magma erupting from a volcano? sedimentary igneous metamorphic pyrolite taconite Question Serial Number:1306914003­xbxx33 Question 3 Which statement describes a shield volcano? formed from repeated non­explosive eruptions of flowing lava https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 1/6 3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments formed from a single explosive eruption of flowing lava formed from a single non­explosive eruption of flowing lava formed from repeated explosive eruptions of flowing lava Question Serial Number:1308208770­zdmy29 Question 4 Which type of volcano formation would typically be found under a convergent boundary? chain paired single triangulated Question Serial Number:1308208841­tmcx79 Question 5 Chemical weathering is noted by which of the following does not change the appearence changes the appears changes the chemical makeup of the rock turns the rock into a carbon based compound Question Serial Number:1308210381­jbwf76 Question 6 Which type of plates slide past each other in opposite directions? opposite https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 2/6 3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments transform subduction divergent Question Serial Number:1308200971­ztnz27 Question 7 Which statement is true according to plate tectonics theory? The plates that make up the asthenosphere float on top of the denser lithosphere. The plates that make up the mantle float on top of the denser crust. The plates that make up the core float on top of the denser asthenosphere. The plates that make up the lithosphere float on top of the denser asthenosphere. Question Serial Number:1308200862­wxex93 Question 8 Who is considered the father of plate tectonic theory? Isaac Newton Albert Eisenstein Alfred Wegner George Henry Question Serial Number:1308200798­npxc62 Question 9 Where is the asthenosphere found? lower mantle https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 3/6 3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments upper mantle lower crust upper crust Question Serial Number:1308200723­wmyb87 Question 10 What does Pangaea mean? all earth big land original land one continent Question Serial Number:1308201041­dzcb46 Question 11 Which type of seismic wave travels only through solids? P wave longitudinal wave S wave compressional wave circular wave Question Serial Number:1306920727­khjc96 Question 12 Which kind of boundary is seen in earthquakes that are caused by normal faults? https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 4/6 3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments conservative divergent destructive convergent transform Question Serial Number:1306923246­fzdz62 Question 13 What type of seismic waves travel through Earth? body waves silent waves surface waves ground waves Question Serial Number:1308205734­zckz76 Question 14 Which type of wave is a secondary wave? body surface transverse subduction Question Serial Number:1308207544­madx74 Question 15 https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 5/6 3/12/2015 Edmentum Assessments Which wave is a body wave? P wave L wave B wave T wave Question Serial Number:1350897226­pyph64 https://contentlaunch.ple.platoweb.com/ed/AssessmentPrint/45140208?printkey=true 6/6
