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Geology - Part 2
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Q1. What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?
A. Heat and Moisture
B. Pressure and Moisture
C. Heat and Pressure
D. Heat and Gravity
Q2. A sediment washing up on a beach is an example of ___
A. erosion
B. a landform
C. weathering
D. deposition
Q3. Which describes the San Andreas Fault?
A. system of reverse faults
B. system of normal faults
C. system of inclined faults
D. system of strike-slip faults
Q4. Tectonic plates float on top of what?
A. Lithosphere
B. Asthenosphere
C. Atmosphere
D. Hydrosphere
Q5. The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the
A. mantle
B. outer core
C. inner core
D. crust
Q6. Compaction and cementation are processes that form:
A. Igneous Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Metamorphic Rock
D. Sediment
Q7. What’s worth more points: tests/projects or homework?
A. Tests/projects
B. Homework
Q8. What is the slowest type of mass movement?
A. slump
B. rockfall
C. earthflow
D. creep
Q9. A hot spot is active volcanic area. A volcanic island can form over a hot spot. Which would you expect to find beneath the hot spot?
A. a mantle plume
B. a rift valley
C. a convergent boundary
D. a divergent boundary
Q10. Which part of the Earth’s core is liquid
A. inner core
B. outer core
Q11. The process by which rocks are formed from sediment.
A. paleontology
B. lithification
Q12. Protons & Neutrons control the ___
A. Weight
B. Size
Q13. Weathering by rain, ice, wind causes big rocks to break down into
A. Minerals
B. Sedimentary rock
C. Sediment
D. Fossils
Q14. What are the three layers of the mantle?
A. Lithosphere,Lower Mantle, Asthenosphere,
B. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ecosphere
C. Mesosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere
D. Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere
Q15. What is the net force?
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A. 5000 N right
B. 4000 N right
C. 40 N left
D. 4000 N left
Q16. Which description best applies to a greywacke
A. Well rounded, exclusively quartz
B. Poorly sorted, quartz and lithics
C. Well sorted, quartz and haematite
D. Well rounded, abundant K feldspar and quartz
Q17. Why is it important to conserve natural resources?
A. It’s not. We can always get more.
B. We could run out if we don’t use them wisely.
C. We could lose everything to the animals.
Q18. The flat layers are the sedimentary layers. The curving or upright rocks are IGNEOUS intrusions. Which three must be igneous intrusions
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A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 4, 5, and 6
C. 7, 8 and 9
D. 2, 4, 8
Q19. A diagram of the rock cycle is shown. Which process accounts for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
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A. Compaction & Cementation
B. Weathering & Erosion
C. Melting
D. Cooling
Q20. Which of these geological periods belong in the Cenozoic
A. Quaternary
B. Cretaceous
C. Ordovician
D. Neogene
Q21. What type of fossil is this?
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A. bryzoa
B. brachiopod
C. gastropod
D. colony coral
Q22. Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a ___ rock.
A. Igneous
B. Metamorphic
C. Sedimentary
D. Mineral
Q23. the process of dropping or depositing the sediment in a new location
A. delta
B. weathering
C. canyon
D. deposition
Q24. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth?
A. glacial valleys
B. mountain peaks
C. boundaries between tectonic plates
D. recharge zones
Q25. Look at the diagram. What type of fossil is this?
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A. Mold
B. Cast
C. Trace
D. Petrified
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