Geology Review
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1. A mineral is defined as:
A naturally occurring, ___, crystalline solid
with a definite chemical composition.
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element
organic
rock
molecule
inorganic
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2. This mineral
shows:
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2. Crystal Form
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3. The ability of a mineral to resist
being scratched is known as:
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Cleavage
Luster
Hardness
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Crystal form
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4. This igneous rock is?
1. Intrusive
2. Extrusive
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5. Most sedimentary rocks form from…
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heat and pressure
melting
deposition
weathering
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6. This rock shows folding and foliated
bands of minerals indicating it is a(n):
1. Igneous rock
2. Metamorphic rock
3. Sedimentary rock
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7. What type of rock is shown?
1. Sedimentary
2. Igneous
3. metamorphic
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8. What process is occurring at X ?
1. Heat and
Pressure
2. Melting
3. Weathering
& Erosion
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9. What process is occurring at Y ?
1. Heat and
Pressure
2. Melting
3. Weathering &
Erosion
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10. Nicolas Steno stated that in areas of
undisturbed rocks, the oldest layer is
found at the bottom and the youngest
layer is found at the top.
This is known as:
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Law of Superposition
Uniformitarianism
Absolute time
Unconformity
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11. Which is older, 3 or 1?
1. 1 is older
2. 3 is older
3. Not enough information to determine an answer.
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12. Which is older, 3 or B?
1. 3 is older
2. B is older
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13. “A” is a(n):
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fault
rift
intrusion
unconformity
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14. Radiometric dating is used to
determine:
1. Absolute Time
2. Relative Time
3. Clean-up Time
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15. The natural process by which earth
materials are moved from their source
and deposited elsewhere.
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Weathering
Crystallization
Compression
Erosion
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16. Which is not an example of mass
movement?
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Landslide
Mudslide
Avalanche
Creep
Tornado
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17. Which of these would not increase
the chance of a landslide?
1. Heavy precipitation.
2. Clearing vegetation
off a slope.
3. An Earthquake.
4. A volcanic eruption
5. Solar Storms
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18. Which of these glacial features is
destructive?
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Moraine
Drumlin
Esker
Striations
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19. The rate of chemical weathering
increases as precipitation increases and
the temperature:
1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. Temperature has no effect on chemical weathering.
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20. Which of these is a result of
chemical weathering?
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A change in the rocks mineral composition.
Roots breaking apart a rock.
Freezing water cracking a rock
An earthquake breaking apart a rock
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21. The diagram shows a __ fault
which is caused by __.
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Normal, compression
Normal, tension
Reverse, compression
Reverse, tension
Not my fault
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22. A landform that forms from
sediments at the mouth of a river in a
body of water is called:
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Estuary
Delta
Levee
Tombolo
Sandbar
Spit
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23. If the Earth were to cool completely,
which of the following would still continue?
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Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Plate Movements
Convection currents
inside the earth
5. Landslides
6. Subduction
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24. Shield volcanoes are made of
basalts with __ viscosity and
therefore have __ eruptions.
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High, violent
High, non-violent
Low, violent
Low, non-violent
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25. True or False
The oldest rocks on earth are found on
the continents, not on the ocean floors.
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2. False
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26. Most earthquakes and
volcanoes are found:
1. in the center of the
continents.
2. near large cities.
3. in mountain ranges.
4. along plate boundaries.
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27. Fossils used to define and identify
geologic periods are know as:
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Brachiopods
Index Fossils
Sedimentary Fossils
Crinoids
Coprolites
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28. Almost all fossils are found in
this type of rock.
1. Igneous
2. Metamorphic
3. Sedimentary
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29. Alfred Wegener used fossil
evidence to help support his theory of:
1. Sea-Floor
Spreading
2. Continental Drift
3. Superposition
4. Cross cutting
5. Relativity
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30. The Geology Unit has…
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been really gneiss
made me a little sedimental.
no faults.
been earth shattering.
helped me not take things for granite.
made me loose my apatite.
has shaken me to my core.
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