Question 1

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The largest object in the solar system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth 
B)  the Earth's Moon 
C)  Saturn 
D)  Jupiter 
E)  the Sun 
A)  Earth 
B)  the Earth's Moon 
C)  Saturn 
D)  Jupiter 
E)  the Sun

Question 3

Which type of crust has the greater thickness?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental 
B)  oceanic 
A)  continental 
B)  oceanic

Question 4

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Choose appropriate ways) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Accepted Answer

A)  provides geothermal power 
B)  enables easy transportation of goods 
C)  increases likelihood of earthquakes 
A)  provides geothermal power 
B)  enables easy transportation of goods 
C)  increases likelihood of earthquakes

Question 6

Magma is molten rock that occurs:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  solar system 
B)  planetary system 
C)  galactic system 
D)  ecosystem 
A)  solar system 
B)  planetary system 
C)  galactic system 
D)  ecosystem

Question 8

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4 
A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4

Question 9

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
B)  location 3, in sand dunes 
C)  location 4, along a beach 
D)  locations 2 and 3 
E)  locations 3 and 4 
A)  location 2, along a steep mountain front 
B)  location 3, in sand dunes 
C)  location 4, along a beach 
D)  locations 2 and 3 
E)  locations 3 and 4

Question 10

The rock cycle shows that rock is transformed after partial melting during metamorphism into:

Accepted Answer

A)  magma 
B)  sediment 
C)  igneous rock 
A)  magma 
B)  sediment 
C)  igneous rock

Question 11

Which of the following is true about forces and energy imposed on Earth from space?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal processes within the Moon produce light during the night. 
B)  Sun's electromagnetic energy is all blocked by Earth's protective atmosphere. 
C)  Our massive Sun is the only object that exerts a gravitational pull on Earth. 
D)  All of these. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Internal processes within the Moon produce light during the night. 
B)  Sun's electromagnetic energy is all blocked by Earth's protective atmosphere. 
C)  Our massive Sun is the only object that exerts a gravitational pull on Earth. 
D)  All of these. 
E)  None of these.

Question 12

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States, which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colorado Rockies 
B)  Mississippi River 
C)  East Coast 
A)  Colorado Rockies 
B)  Mississippi River 
C)  East Coast

Question 13

Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

Accepted Answer

A)  why continents and oceans are different 
B)  why a landscape looks the way it does 
C)  how life in the past was different than today 
D)  how global climate has changed since the ice ages 
E)  all of these 
A)  why continents and oceans are different 
B)  why a landscape looks the way it does 
C)  how life in the past was different than today 
D)  how global climate has changed since the ice ages 
E)  all of these

Question 14

Which of the following are ways that the atmosphere interacts with Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liquid water on the surface can evaporate, becoming water vapor in the atmosphere. 
B)  The atmosphere includes a low percentage of water vapor, most of which comes from the oceans. 
C)  Earth's atmosphere blocks most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  Some energy that strikes the earth is converted into infrared energy. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Liquid water on the surface can evaporate, becoming water vapor in the atmosphere. 
B)  The atmosphere includes a low percentage of water vapor, most of which comes from the oceans. 
C)  Earth's atmosphere blocks most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  Some energy that strikes the earth is converted into infrared energy. 
E)  All of these.

Question 15

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  atmosphere 
B)  lithosphere 
C)  biosphere 
D)  hydrosphere 
A)  atmosphere 
B)  lithosphere 
C)  biosphere 
D)  hydrosphere

Question 16

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  atmosphere 
B)  lithosphere 
C)  biosphere 
D)  hydrosphere 
E)  both the biosphere and hydrosphere 
A)  atmosphere 
B)  lithosphere 
C)  biosphere 
D)  hydrosphere 
E)  both the biosphere and hydrosphere

Question 17

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing erosion in mountains 
B)  increasing flooding hazards 
C)  increasing mudslide hazards 
D)  water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply 
E)  all of these 
A)  increasing erosion in mountains 
B)  increasing flooding hazards 
C)  increasing mudslide hazards 
D)  water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply 
E)  all of these

Question 18

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is transported?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4 
A)  location 1 
B)  location 2 
C)  location 3 
D)  location 4

Question 19

A dry climate might impact how people live by increasing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the risk of drought and other water shortages 
B)  irrigation needs 
C)  the likelihood of volcanic activity 
D)  the likelihood of earthquakes 
E)  both a and b 
A)  the risk of drought and other water shortages 
B)  irrigation needs 
C)  the likelihood of volcanic activity 
D)  the likelihood of earthquakes 
E)  both a and b

Question 20

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental and oceanic crust 
B)  both types of crust and the uppermost mantle 
C)  weak part of the upper mantle 
D)  upper and lower mantle 
E)  lower mantle and outer core 
A)  continental and oceanic crust 
B)  both types of crust and the uppermost mantle 
C)  weak part of the upper mantle 
D)  upper and lower mantle 
E)  lower mantle and outer core

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

The largest object in the solar system is:

Which type of crust has the greater thickness?

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Choose appropriate ways) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Magma is molten rock that occurs:

What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

The rock cycle shows that rock is transformed after partial melting during metamorphism into:

Which of the following is true about forces and energy imposed on Earth from space?

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States, which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

Which of the following are ways that the atmosphere interacts with Earth's surface?

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is transported?

A dry climate might impact how people live by increasing:

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

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Geologic Time

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Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

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Exam 1: The Nature of Geology

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

The largest object in the solar system is:

Which type of crust has the greater thickness?

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Choose appropriate ways) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Magma is molten rock that occurs:

What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

The rock cycle shows that rock is transformed after partial melting during metamorphism into:

Which of the following is true about forces and energy imposed on Earth from space?

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States, which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

Which of the following are ways that the atmosphere interacts with Earth's surface?

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is transported?

A dry climate might impact how people live by increasing:

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

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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