What is the lithosphere comprised of? 

A)  crust and upper mantle 
B)  core and upper mantle 
C)  crust and lower mantle 
D)  core and lower mantle

What is the starting material for coal?

A) limestone with abundant shells
B) sandstone formed in certain environments
C) plants
D) black shale
E) any of these

Which of the following is a hazard but not a risk, according to the textbook?

A) the Kilauea volcano, which covers subdivisions with molten lava
B) a scoria cone that erupts hot molten fragments on an unpopulated Pacific island
C) a volcano in Iceland that threatens people with dangerous gases
D) a volcano in Iceland that caused catastrophic flooding that destroyed houses and roads
E) all of these are both a hazard and a risk

What types of structures dominate the Valley and Ridge Province of the Appalachian Mountains?

A) normal faults that uplift the ridges and downdrop the valleys
B) glacially carved valleys and curved ridges of glacial deposits
C) large folds and thrust faults that have been eroded
D) high-grade metamorphic rocks and ridges of granite