Question 1
A zircon crystal extracted from an Australian granite sample contains 25% parent 235U and 75% daughter 207Pb. Given that the half-life of 235U is 704 million years, what is the radiometric age of the granite?
Correct Answer:
1,408 million years
Question 2
Which driving mechanism of plate tectonics is primarily generated by the gravitational pull exerted on cold, dense subducting oceanic lithosphere sinking into the asthenosphere?
Correct Answer:
Slab pull
Question 3
Magnetic anomalies recorded in basaltic seafloor crust show symmetrical stripes parallel to mid-ocean ridges. If a magnetic anomaly strip located 150 km from a ridge axis is dated to 5.0 million years old, what is the full spreading rate of the ocean basin?
Correct Answer:
60 mm/yr
Question 4
In the global carbon cycle, which carbon reservoir represents the largest long-term store of carbon on Earth?
Correct Answer:
Sedimentary carbonate rocks and kerogen
Question 5
How does partial melting of mantle peridotite at a mid-ocean ridge boundary produce basaltic magma?
Correct Answer:
Decompression melting occurs as mantle material rises without heat loss.
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