–exam1 c h e m1103–海洋学（ exam1– c h e m1103– oceanography）.docVIP

Exam 2 – CHEM 1103 – Oceanography Density is defined as the amount of _____________ per unit volume. The boundary between the crust and the upper mantle is called the ____________. A dark-colored, volcanic rock rich in silicon, oxygen and magnesium is: Granite Limestone Basalt Shale Quartz (6 pts) The three fundamental types of plate boundaries are _____________________, _______________________, and __________________________ . The processes occurring at these three plate boundaries are: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. True or False The East-African rift valleys are an example of an ocean basin in the final stages of the Wilson cycle. (Wilson cycle is the life stages of an ocean basin) (6 pts) Pressure is P = ____ ________ _________ where __________________ is __________________ __________________ is __________________ and __________________ is __________________ Ocean basins get wider with time due to: Erosion of continental margins Sinking of continents Paleomagnetism Rising sea levels Sea-floor spreading The basaltic crust is being destroyed along: Mid-ocean ridges subduction zones hot sopts mantle plumes magnetic anomalies  True or False The Earth’s magnetic field is fixed and unchanging. Tectonic plates are moved around by: Convection currents in the mantle Gravity Ocean currents Pressure gradients in the crust The heating and cooling cycles associated with the seasons The Himalayan Mountain Range of Asia is an example of a _____________ plate. Divergent Convergent Transform Ocean floor is neither created nor destroyed along ____________ plate boundaries. Divergent Convergent Transform Island Chains are formed when a tectonic plate moves across a: Subduction zone Spreading center Volcano Mantle plume Earthquake zone (5 points) Rank t