Question 1

Lava is molten rock that cools:

Accepted Answer

A)  on the surface 
B)  underground 
A)  on the surface 
B)  underground

Question 2

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C)  location 3, in sand dunes 
D)  location 4, along a beach 
E)  location 5, on relatively deep seafloor 
A)  location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C)  location 3, in sand dunes 
D)  location 4, along a beach 
E)  location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

Question 3

Which of the following geologic aspects influence our lives based on the photograph showing horses and cows on a grassy field?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of mountains, which influence the formation of clouds and precipitation 
B)  the steepness of slopes 
C)  the availability of water 
D)  all of these 
A)  the presence of mountains, which influence the formation of clouds and precipitation 
B)  the steepness of slopes 
C)  the availability of water 
D)  all of these

Question 4

Continental ice sheets were more common 28,000 years ago than they are today because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Earth had more water then than now 
B)  the Earth was cooler then than now 
C)  the Earth was further away from the Sun then than now 
A)  the Earth had more water then than now 
B)  the Earth was cooler then than now 
C)  the Earth was further away from the Sun then than now

Question 5

The asthenosphere is part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  mantle 
B)  lithosphere 
A)  mantle 
B)  lithosphere

Question 6

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C)  location 3, in sand dunes 
D)  locations 1 and 2 
E)  locations 2 and 3 
A)  location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C)  location 3, in sand dunes 
D)  locations 1 and 2 
E)  locations 2 and 3

Question 7

Which of the following combinations would result in the highest regional elevations?

Accepted Answer

A)  thin, dense crust 
B)  thick, dense crust 
C)  thin, less dense crust 
D)  thick, less dense crust 
A)  thin, dense crust 
B)  thick, dense crust 
C)  thin, less dense crust 
D)  thick, less dense crust

Question 8

Devils Tower was formed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  solidification of a magma chamber 
B)  sedimentation from river deposits 
C)  accumulations of windblown sand 
A)  solidification of a magma chamber 
B)  sedimentation from river deposits 
C)  accumulations of windblown sand

Question 9

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  locations 1 and 2 
B)  locations 2 and 3 
C)  locations 3 and 4 
D)  locations 1, 2, and 3 
E)  locations 5 and 6 
A)  locations 1 and 2 
B)  locations 2 and 3 
C)  locations 3 and 4 
D)  locations 1, 2, and 3 
E)  locations 5 and 6

Question 10

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  locations 1 and 2 
B)  locations 2 and 3 
C)  locations 3 and 4 
D)  locations 1, 2, and 3 
E)  locations 5 and 6 
A)  locations 1 and 2 
B)  locations 2 and 3 
C)  locations 3 and 4 
D)  locations 1, 2, and 3 
E)  locations 5 and 6

Question 11

Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest?

Accepted Answer

A)  oceanic crust 
B)  upper mantle 
C)  lower mantle 
D)  outer core 
E)  inner core 
A)  oceanic crust 
B)  upper mantle 
C)  lower mantle 
D)  outer core 
E)  inner core

Question 12

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4 
E)  locations 2 and 3 
A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4 
E)  locations 2 and 3

Question 13

What is the largest of Earth's concentric zones by volume?

Accepted Answer

A)  the crust 
B)  the mantle 
C)  the core 
A)  the crust 
B)  the mantle 
C)  the core

Question 14

Rocky fragments left over from the formation of the solar system are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  asteroids 
B)  plutoids 
C)  galaxies 
A)  asteroids 
B)  plutoids 
C)  galaxies

Question 15

Which arrows in this figure indicates infrared energy, which has been converted from ultraviolet energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D

Question 16

The principle of isostasy refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the difference in the strength of the mantle versus the crust 
B)  the relationship between regional elevations and thickness of crust 
C)  how the outer core differs from the inner core 
D)  how the upper mantle differs from the lower mantle 
A)  the difference in the strength of the mantle versus the crust 
B)  the relationship between regional elevations and thickness of crust 
C)  how the outer core differs from the inner core 
D)  how the upper mantle differs from the lower mantle

Question 17

The asthenosphere is beneath the:

Accepted Answer

A)  lithosphere 
B)  mantle 
C)  outer core 
A)  lithosphere 
B)  mantle 
C)  outer core

Question 18

The rock cycle was conceived by James Hutton in an attempt to explain how:

Accepted Answer

A)  older rocks become new sediment 
B)  the Earth was formed 
C)  sedimentary rocks are formed deep within Earth 
D)  metamorphism occurs in surface environments 
A)  older rocks become new sediment 
B)  the Earth was formed 
C)  sedimentary rocks are formed deep within Earth 
D)  metamorphism occurs in surface environments

Question 19

Which of the following surface environments is the most likely site for deposits in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  steep mountain front 
B)  glacier 
C)  sand dunes 
D)  beach 
E)  lake 
A)  steep mountain front 
B)  glacier 
C)  sand dunes 
D)  beach 
E)  lake

Question 20

Which layer on this figure is the upper mantle?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Lava is molten rock that cools:

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?

Which of the following geologic aspects influence our lives based on the photograph showing horses and cows on a grassy field?

Continental ice sheets were more common 28,000 years ago than they are today because:

The asthenosphere is part of the:

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

Which of the following combinations would result in the highest regional elevations?

Devils Tower was formed by:

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest?

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

What is the largest of Earth's concentric zones by volume?

Rocky fragments left over from the formation of the solar system are called:

Which arrows in this figure indicates infrared energy, which has been converted from ultraviolet energy?

The principle of isostasy refers to:

The asthenosphere is beneath the:

The rock cycle was conceived by James Hutton in an attempt to explain how:

Which of the following surface environments is the most likely site for deposits in this photograph?

Which layer on this figure is the upper mantle?

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Exam 1: The Nature of Geology

Lava is molten rock that cools:

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?

Which of the following geologic aspects influence our lives based on the photograph showing horses and cows on a grassy field?

Continental ice sheets were more common 28,000 years ago than they are today because:

The asthenosphere is part of the:

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

Which of the following combinations would result in the highest regional elevations?

Devils Tower was formed by:

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest?

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

What is the largest of Earth's concentric zones by volume?

Rocky fragments left over from the formation of the solar system are called:

Which arrows in this figure indicates infrared energy, which has been converted from ultraviolet energy?

The principle of isostasy refers to:

The asthenosphere is beneath the:

The rock cycle was conceived by James Hutton in an attempt to explain how:

Which of the following surface environments is the most likely site for deposits in this photograph?

Which layer on this figure is the upper mantle?

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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