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

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 3

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

Accepted Answer

A) Mars 
B) Jupiter 
C) Venus 
D) Moon 
E) none of these 
A) Mars 
B) Jupiter 
C) Venus 
D) Moon 
E) none of these

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?

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 6

Which of the following factors was most important in controlling the distribution of copper mines in the western U.S.versus iron mines in the Great Lakes region?

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) 
B) the time of year when precipitation occurs 
C) different ages and geologic histories of the rocks 
D) the latitude (distance south or north from the equator) 
A) the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) 
B) the time of year when precipitation occurs 
C) different ages and geologic histories of the rocks 
D) the latitude (distance south or north from the equator)

Question 7

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 8

Choose appropriate way(s)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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt,a dark lava rock?

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 13

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) an earthquake 
B) a volcano 
C) contaminated groundwater 
D) a landslide 
E) flood-prone areas 
A) an earthquake 
B) a volcano 
C) contaminated groundwater 
D) a landslide 
E) flood-prone areas

Question 14

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 15

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Accepted Answer

A) asthenosphere is less rigid 
B) asthenosphere flows less easily 
C) asthenosphere is cooler 
D) asthenosphere has more oceanic crust 
E) asthenosphere has more continental crust 
A) asthenosphere is less rigid 
B) asthenosphere flows less easily 
C) asthenosphere is cooler 
D) asthenosphere has more oceanic crust 
E) asthenosphere has more continental crust

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Accepted Answer

A) solidification of lava 
B) heating adjacent to underground magma 
C) squeezing by tectonic forces 
D) burial to great depths 
A) solidification of lava 
B) heating adjacent to underground magma 
C) squeezing by tectonic forces 
D) burial to great depths

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between continents and oceans?

Accepted Answer

A) thickness of the crust 
B) composition of the crust 
C) density of the crust 
D) whether it is part of the lithosphere 
E) elevation 
A) thickness of the crust 
B) composition of the crust 
C) density of the crust 
D) whether it is part of the lithosphere 
E) elevation

Question 20

The main layers of the Earth in correct order,from the surface moving down,are:

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

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

Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?

Which of the following factors was most important in controlling the distribution of copper mines in the western U.S.versus iron mines in the Great Lakes region?

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

Choose appropriate way(s)that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

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

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

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

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt,a dark lava rock?

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on this figure?

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

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 is NOT a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between continents and oceans?

The main layers of the Earth in correct order,from the surface moving down,are:

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Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

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Exam 1: The Nature of Geology

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

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

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

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

Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?

Which of the following factors was most important in controlling the distribution of copper mines in the western U.S.versus iron mines in the Great Lakes region?

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

Choose appropriate way(s)that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

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

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

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

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt,a dark lava rock?

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on this figure?

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

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 is NOT a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between continents and oceans?

The main layers of the Earth in correct order,from the surface moving down,are:

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

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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