Question 1

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 2

Which of the following rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

Accepted Answer

A) Granite 
B) Pumice 
C) Gabbro 
D) Diorite 
E) Andesite 
A) Granite 
B) Pumice 
C) Gabbro 
D) Diorite 
E) Andesite

Question 3

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

Accepted Answer

A) formation of the lowest layer. 
B) deposition of the top layer. 
C) erosion of a canyon by a river. 
D) retreat of the seas. 
A) formation of the lowest layer. 
B) deposition of the top layer. 
C) erosion of a canyon by a river. 
D) retreat of the seas.

Question 4

Which of the following does not list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Weathering,erosion,deposition 
B) Solidification,melting,burial 
C) Erosion,deposition,burial 
D) Uplift,weathering,erosion 
E) Burial,metamorphism,melting 
A) Weathering,erosion,deposition 
B) Solidification,melting,burial 
C) Erosion,deposition,burial 
D) Uplift,weathering,erosion 
E) Burial,metamorphism,melting

Question 5

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Vesicles 
B) Breccia 
C) Porphyritic 
D) Glassy 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Vesicles 
B) Breccia 
C) Porphyritic 
D) Glassy 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

Which location(s)have loose,angular rocks?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following is a typical way in which shale is expressed in the landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) Soft slopes covered by small,loose chips 
B) Slopes covered by loose debris from overlying rocks 
C) Valleys and other low areas carved into the landscape 
D) Badlands 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Soft slopes covered by small,loose chips 
B) Slopes covered by loose debris from overlying rocks 
C) Valleys and other low areas carved into the landscape 
D) Badlands 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following locations would contain large,angular rocks that broke away from bedrock and moved downhill?

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 9

The principle used to determine the age of rocks by ordering them from oldest on the bottom to the youngest on the top is called the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) superposition. 
B) crosscutting. 
C) inclusions. 
D) unconformities. 
A) superposition. 
B) crosscutting. 
C) inclusions. 
D) unconformities.

Question 10

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

Accepted Answer

A) quartz. 
B) pyroxene. 
C) amphibole. 
D) biotite. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) quartz. 
B) pyroxene. 
C) amphibole. 
D) biotite. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 11

The principle that can be used to determine the relative age of an igneous intrusion called a dike is the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) crosscutting relations. 
B) superposition. 
C) original horizontality. 
D) unconformities. 
A) crosscutting relations. 
B) superposition. 
C) original horizontality. 
D) unconformities.

Question 12

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas. 
A) It formed from an explosive pyroclastic eruption. 
B) The rock solidified at great depth. 
C) The magma formed some crystals before rising closer to the surface and solidifying. 
D) The magma had abundant dissolved gas.

Question 13

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted. 
A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted.

Question 14

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Uplift 
B) Erosion 
C) Deposition and tilting of the Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks 
D) Uplift and erosion 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Uplift 
B) Erosion 
C) Deposition and tilting of the Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks 
D) Uplift and erosion 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following rock photographs depicts an igneous rock that trapped gas?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following photographs depicts an igneous rock where the magma cooled slowly at first and then had fast cooling?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations,what is the oldest unit?

Accepted Answer

A) Limestone in the far right (unit K ) 
B) Dike (unitC ) 
C) Conglomerate (unitD ) 
D)  Lava flow (unit L ) 
E)  Granite (unit G ) 
A) Limestone in the far right (unit K ) 
B) Dike (unitC ) 
C) Conglomerate (unitD ) 
D)  Lava flow (unit L ) 
E)  Granite (unit G )

Question 19

A welded igneous texture indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted. 
A) there was a lot of gas in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled quickly. 
C) the rock broke apart as it flowed. 
D) the rock cooled slowly. 
E) the ash and pumice were hot and became compacted.

Question 20

The site on the figure below that would mostly likely form a rock that is fine grained (has small crystals but is not glassy)is

Accepted Answer

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

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 rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

Which of the following does not list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

Which location(s)have loose,angular rocks?

Which of the following is a typical way in which shale is expressed in the landscape?

Which of the following locations would contain large,angular rocks that broke away from bedrock and moved downhill?

The principle used to determine the age of rocks by ordering them from oldest on the bottom to the youngest on the top is called the principle of

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

The principle that can be used to determine the relative age of an igneous intrusion called a dike is the principle of

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

Which of the following rock photographs depicts an igneous rock that trapped gas?

Which of the following photographs depicts an igneous rock where the magma cooled slowly at first and then had fast cooling?

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the oldest?

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations,what is the oldest unit?

A welded igneous texture indicates that

The site on the figure below that would mostly likely form a rock that is fine grained (has small crystals but is not glassy)is

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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 rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

Which of the following does not list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

Which location(s)have loose,angular rocks?

Which of the following is a typical way in which shale is expressed in the landscape?

Which of the following locations would contain large,angular rocks that broke away from bedrock and moved downhill?

The principle used to determine the age of rocks by ordering them from oldest on the bottom to the youngest on the top is called the principle of

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

The principle that can be used to determine the relative age of an igneous intrusion called a dike is the principle of

What does this texture indicate about the formation of this rock?

A volcanic breccia texture indicates that

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what occurred between the formation of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks and the deposition of the lowest Paleozoic rocks?

Which of the following rock photographs depicts an igneous rock that trapped gas?

Which of the following photographs depicts an igneous rock where the magma cooled slowly at first and then had fast cooling?

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the oldest?

This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order.From the geologic relations,what is the oldest unit?

A welded igneous texture indicates that

The site on the figure below that would mostly likely form a rock that is fine grained (has small crystals but is not glassy)is

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

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Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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