Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an intrusive,igneous rock formation?

Accepted Answer

A) volcano 
B) pluton 
C) dome 
D) lava flow 
E) sandstone 
A) volcano 
B) pluton 
C) dome 
D) lava flow 
E) sandstone

Question 2

Mafic igneous rocks,such as gabbro and basalt,

Accepted Answer

A) are derived from magnesium and iron. 
B) have light coloration. 
C) are high in silicate minerals. 
D) have a low melting temperature. 
E) have a low density compared to felsic igneous rocks. 
A) are derived from magnesium and iron. 
B) have light coloration. 
C) are high in silicate minerals. 
D) have a low melting temperature. 
E) have a low density compared to felsic igneous rocks.

Question 3

In terms of dating of specific rocks,structures,or landscapes,relative age refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the age of geological features based on radiometric dating techniques. 
B) the approximate age of geological features based on the period or epoch in which they occurred.For instance,noting a feature is from the Cretaceous. 
C) the inability to ascertain exact age through isotopic methods and the necessity to provide a date range for such features. 
D) the age of one feature with respect to another within a sequence of events and deduced from the positions of rock strata above and below one another. 
E) an educated guess of the rocks age based on its crystalline structure. 
A) the age of geological features based on radiometric dating techniques. 
B) the approximate age of geological features based on the period or epoch in which they occurred.For instance,noting a feature is from the Cretaceous. 
C) the inability to ascertain exact age through isotopic methods and the necessity to provide a date range for such features. 
D) the age of one feature with respect to another within a sequence of events and deduced from the positions of rock strata above and below one another. 
E) an educated guess of the rocks age based on its crystalline structure.

Question 4

Which of the following lists,in proper sequential order,the steps leading to the formation of clastic sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A) erosion,transportation,deposition,lithification 
B) erosion,deposition,transportation,lithification 
C) erosion,transportation,deposition,metamorphism 
D) precipitation,settling,compaction,lithification 
E) sedimentation,precipitation,lithification,erosion 
A) erosion,transportation,deposition,lithification 
B) erosion,deposition,transportation,lithification 
C) erosion,transportation,deposition,metamorphism 
D) precipitation,settling,compaction,lithification 
E) sedimentation,precipitation,lithification,erosion

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The age of the sea floor is the same in most areas of the ocean. 
B) The age of the sea floor does not follow a discernable pattern. 
C) The age of the sea floor increases with increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge. 
D) The age of the sea floor increases with increasing distance from a trench. 
E) The oldest sea floor material is several billion years in age. 
A) The age of the sea floor is the same in most areas of the ocean. 
B) The age of the sea floor does not follow a discernable pattern. 
C) The age of the sea floor increases with increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge. 
D) The age of the sea floor increases with increasing distance from a trench. 
E) The oldest sea floor material is several billion years in age.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of an age-relationship based on relative dating?

Accepted Answer

A) The Tonto Group in the Grand Canyon formed during the Paleozoic era. 
B) The Grand Canyon's Vishnu Schist is from the Precambrian. 
C) The Coconino Sandstone of the Grand Canyon is younger than the Hermit Shale. 
D) Clovis points have been dated at 11,000 years old in North America. 
E) Fossil records show flowering plants developed during the Cretaceous. 
A) The Tonto Group in the Grand Canyon formed during the Paleozoic era. 
B) The Grand Canyon's Vishnu Schist is from the Precambrian. 
C) The Coconino Sandstone of the Grand Canyon is younger than the Hermit Shale. 
D) Clovis points have been dated at 11,000 years old in North America. 
E) Fossil records show flowering plants developed during the Cretaceous.

Question 7

Which is the correct order of geologic time spans,from largest to smallest?

Accepted Answer

A) eon - era - period - epoch 
B) epoch - period - era - eon 
C) era -eon -epoch - period 
D) epoch - era - period - eon 
E) eon - epoch - period - era 
A) eon - era - period - epoch 
B) epoch - period - era - eon 
C) era -eon -epoch - period 
D) epoch - era - period - eon 
E) eon - epoch - period - era

Question 8

Measured from the seafloor to the top of its highest peak,the highest mountain on Earth is

Accepted Answer

A) Mount Everest. 
B) Mount Chimborazo. 
C) Ojos del Salado. 
D) Mount Logan. 
E) Mauna Kea. 
A) Mount Everest. 
B) Mount Chimborazo. 
C) Ojos del Salado. 
D) Mount Logan. 
E) Mauna Kea.

Question 9

Which of the following is not correct regarding geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the product of exogenic processes. 
B) It involves minimal production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. 
C) Power plants produce geothermal electricity using hot water and steam from a natural underground reservoir to drive a turbine that powers a generator. 
D) It can be used to produce both heat and electricity. 
E) Some extraction rates are exceeding recharge. 
A) It is the product of exogenic processes. 
B) It involves minimal production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. 
C) Power plants produce geothermal electricity using hot water and steam from a natural underground reservoir to drive a turbine that powers a generator. 
D) It can be used to produce both heat and electricity. 
E) Some extraction rates are exceeding recharge.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a criterion to be classified as a mineral?

Accepted Answer

A) inorganic 
B) anthropogenic 
C) solid 
D) definable chemical composition 
E) crystalline structure 
A) inorganic 
B) anthropogenic 
C) solid 
D) definable chemical composition 
E) crystalline structure

Question 11

Which rock type makes up approximately 90% of the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary 
B) metamorphic 
C) igneous 
D) clastic 
E) foliated 
A) sedimentary 
B) metamorphic 
C) igneous 
D) clastic 
E) foliated

Question 12

The subfield of geography and geology concerned with the study of the origins,evolutions,form,and spatial distribution of the Earth's landforms is

Accepted Answer

A) geophysics. 
B) lithology. 
C) geomorphology. 
D) pedology. 
E) edaphology. 
A) geophysics. 
B) lithology. 
C) geomorphology. 
D) pedology. 
E) edaphology.

Question 13

What type of rock forms from the solidification of molten material?

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary 
B) metamorphic 
C) igneous 
D) clastic 
E) foliated 
A) sedimentary 
B) metamorphic 
C) igneous 
D) clastic 
E) foliated

Question 14

Lens-shaped bodies of igneous rock formed as magma intruded between rock layers and forced the overlying strata upward in the shape of a dome.These are known as

Accepted Answer

A) dikes. 
B) laccoliths. 
C) sills. 
D) batholiths. 
E) volcanic necks. 
A) dikes. 
B) laccoliths. 
C) sills. 
D) batholiths. 
E) volcanic necks.

Question 15

____is the theory that describes the motion of the Earth's lithosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) Plate tectonics 
B) Sea floor spreading 
C) Pangaea 
D) Metamorphism 
E) Orogeny 
A) Plate tectonics 
B) Sea floor spreading 
C) Pangaea 
D) Metamorphism 
E) Orogeny

Question 16

The Hawai'ian Islands were formed as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) a rising plume of magma from the mantle. 
B) an oceanic-oceanic plate collision. 
C) a continental-oceanic plate collision. 
D) activity along a mid-ocean ridge. 
E) divergent plate boundaries. 
A) a rising plume of magma from the mantle. 
B) an oceanic-oceanic plate collision. 
C) a continental-oceanic plate collision. 
D) activity along a mid-ocean ridge. 
E) divergent plate boundaries.

Question 17

Approximately 95% of the Earth's crust is made up of

Accepted Answer

A) oxides. 
B) phosphates. 
C) silicates. 
D) carbonates. 
E) sulfates. 
A) oxides. 
B) phosphates. 
C) silicates. 
D) carbonates. 
E) sulfates.

Question 18

How does seafloor spreading confirm reversals in the Earth's magnetic field?

Accepted Answer

As seafloor spreads,magma emerges at the

Question 19

The plastic layer in the mantle from about 70 to 250 km (43 to 155 mi. )in depth is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) asthenosphere. 
B) lithosphere. 
C) Moho. 
D) Gutenberg discontinuity. 
E) plastic layer. 
A) asthenosphere. 
B) lithosphere. 
C) Moho. 
D) Gutenberg discontinuity. 
E) plastic layer.

Question 20

A ____is a solidified column of magma that formed in a volcanic vent.

Accepted Answer

A) dike 
B) laccolith 
C) sill 
D) batholith 
E) volcanic neck 
A) dike 
B) laccolith 
C) sill 
D) batholith 
E) volcanic neck

Which of the following is an example of an intrusive,igneous rock formation?

Mafic igneous rocks,such as gabbro and basalt,

In terms of dating of specific rocks,structures,or landscapes,relative age refers to

Which of the following lists,in proper sequential order,the steps leading to the formation of clastic sedimentary rock?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following is an example of an age-relationship based on relative dating?

Which is the correct order of geologic time spans,from largest to smallest?

Measured from the seafloor to the top of its highest peak,the highest mountain on Earth is

Which of the following is not correct regarding geothermal energy?

Which of the following is not a criterion to be classified as a mineral?

Which rock type makes up approximately 90% of the Earth's crust?

The subfield of geography and geology concerned with the study of the origins,evolutions,form,and spatial distribution of the Earth's landforms is

What type of rock forms from the solidification of molten material?

Lens-shaped bodies of igneous rock formed as magma intruded between rock layers and forced the overlying strata upward in the shape of a dome.These are known as

____is the theory that describes the motion of the Earth's lithosphere.

The Hawai'ian Islands were formed as a result of

Approximately 95% of the Earth's crust is made up of

How does seafloor spreading confirm reversals in the Earth's magnetic field?

The plastic layer in the mantle from about 70 to 250 km (43 to 155 mi. )in depth is known as the

A ____is a solidified column of magma that formed in a volcanic vent.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earth’s Atmosphere

Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Earth’s Climatic Regions

Climate Change

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Aeolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

Oceans and Coastal Systems

Glacial Landscapes and the Cryosphere

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

Filters

Exam 11: The Dynamic Planet

Which of the following is an example of an intrusive,igneous rock formation?

Mafic igneous rocks,such as gabbro and basalt,

In terms of dating of specific rocks,structures,or landscapes,relative age refers to

Which of the following lists,in proper sequential order,the steps leading to the formation of clastic sedimentary rock?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following is an example of an age-relationship based on relative dating?

Which is the correct order of geologic time spans,from largest to smallest?

Measured from the seafloor to the top of its highest peak,the highest mountain on Earth is

Which of the following is not correct regarding geothermal energy?

Which of the following is not a criterion to be classified as a mineral?

Which rock type makes up approximately 90% of the Earth's crust?

The subfield of geography and geology concerned with the study of the origins,evolutions,form,and spatial distribution of the Earth's landforms is

What type of rock forms from the solidification of molten material?

Lens-shaped bodies of igneous rock formed as magma intruded between rock layers and forced the overlying strata upward in the shape of a dome.These are known as

____is the theory that describes the motion of the Earth's lithosphere.

The Hawai'ian Islands were formed as a result of

Approximately 95% of the Earth's crust is made up of

How does seafloor spreading confirm reversals in the Earth's magnetic field?

The plastic layer in the mantle from about 70 to 250 km (43 to 155 mi. )in depth is known as the

A ____is a solidified column of magma that formed in a volcanic vent.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earth’s Atmosphere

Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Earth’s Climatic Regions

Climate Change

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Aeolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

Oceans and Coastal Systems

Glacial Landscapes and the Cryosphere

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

Filters