Question 1

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 
A) Steep mountain front 
B) Glacier 
C) Sand dunes 
D) Beach D

Question 2

Which of the following is not composed of calcium carbonate?

Accepted Answer

A) Calcite 
B) Pyrite 
C) Marble 
D) Shells 
E) Limestone 
A) Calcite 
B) Pyrite 
C) Marble 
D) Shells 
E) Limestone B

Question 3

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

Accepted Answer

A) conglomerate. 
B) breccia. 
C) sandstone. 
D) shale. 
A) conglomerate. 
B) breccia. 
C) sandstone. 
D) shale. C

Question 4

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a nonwelded texture with many fine particles is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

The oldest rocks in the column of limestone shown in the diagram are

Accepted Answer

A) at the bottom. 
B) at the top. 
C) in the middle. 
A) at the bottom. 
B) at the top. 
C) in the middle.

Question 7

The geologic relationships in this figure indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) the lava flow pushed the trees over. 
B) the lava flow overlies an angular unconformity. 
C) the lava flow is younger than the landscape surface partially covered by the lava flow. 
D) materials beneath the lava flow were uplifted from great depth. 
A) the lava flow pushed the trees over. 
B) the lava flow overlies an angular unconformity. 
C) the lava flow is younger than the landscape surface partially covered by the lava flow. 
D) materials beneath the lava flow were uplifted from great depth.

Question 8

This photograph shows light-colored granite and darker diorite (both igneous rocks).Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The light-colored unit is younger because granite is more continental than diorite. 
B) The diorite is older because its weathered surfaces are darker. 
C) The granite is younger because it crosscuts the diorite. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) The light-colored unit is younger because granite is more continental than diorite. 
B) The diorite is older because its weathered surfaces are darker. 
C) The granite is younger because it crosscuts the diorite. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

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 10

Which numbered layer represents the youngest layer?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 or feature of those listed below?

Accepted Answer

A) The canyon (feature N ) 
B) Lava flow (unit L ) 
C) Dike (unitD ) 
D) Fault (feature F ) 
E)  Old river channels (feature R ) 
A) The canyon (feature N ) 
B) Lava flow (unit L ) 
C) Dike (unitD ) 
D) Fault (feature F ) 
E)  Old river channels (feature R )

Question 12

The sand dunes shown in this photograph

Accepted Answer

A) are isolated and have well-defined crescent shapes. 
B) formed in a wet climate based on their shape. 
C) are part of a complex dune field. 
D) are loess deposits. 
E) are inactive because they have been eroded by running water. 
A) are isolated and have well-defined crescent shapes. 
B) formed in a wet climate based on their shape. 
C) are part of a complex dune field. 
D) are loess deposits. 
E) are inactive because they have been eroded by running water.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) Steep mountain front 
B) River channel 
C) Sand dunes 
D) Beach 
E) Lake 
A) Steep mountain front 
B) River channel 
C) Sand dunes 
D) Beach 
E) Lake

Question 14

Which of the following is a common metamorphic process?

Accepted Answer

A) Deforming objects into new shapes 
B) Rotation of minerals into a common orientation 
C) Remobilization of chemical constituents into light and dark bands 
D) Dissolving some parts of the rock and carrying the material away 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Deforming objects into new shapes 
B) Rotation of minerals into a common orientation 
C) Remobilization of chemical constituents into light and dark bands 
D) Dissolving some parts of the rock and carrying the material away 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which agent of transport below is least likely to round clasts off and separate them by size as they transports and deposits materials?

Accepted Answer

A) Running water 
B) Wind 
C) Beach waves 
D) Glacier 
A) Running water 
B) Wind 
C) Beach waves 
D) Glacier

Question 16

Using the data in this table,calculate the number of half-lives that have passed for the dike (unit D on this table).

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 17

The type of rock that the materials shown in this photograph would produce is

Accepted Answer

A) sedimentary. 
B) igneous. 
C) metamorphic. 
D) hydrothermal. 
A) sedimentary. 
B) igneous. 
C) metamorphic. 
D) hydrothermal.

Question 18

These pillars are remnants of layers,most of which have been stripped away by wind erosion.If this occurred in less than 5 years you might reasonably conclude that

Accepted Answer

A) the pillars are remnants of volcanic necks. 
B) this area recently has become a productive place to produce agriculture. 
C) there must have been drought,overgrazing,or some short-term climatic change. 
D) this area was originally a lake. 
A) the pillars are remnants of volcanic necks. 
B) this area recently has become a productive place to produce agriculture. 
C) there must have been drought,overgrazing,or some short-term climatic change. 
D) this area was originally a lake.

Question 19

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) weathering must happen before erosion can occur. 
B) weathering loosens material before erosion carries away,but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
C) weathering must happen once erosion has moved material. 
D) weathering loosens material after erosion has carried it away,but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
A) weathering must happen before erosion can occur. 
B) weathering loosens material before erosion carries away,but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material. 
C) weathering must happen once erosion has moved material. 
D) weathering loosens material after erosion has carried it away,but erosion can also scour and move unweathered material.

Question 20

If you were designing a rock that resisted weathering,which of the following characteristics would it have?

Accepted Answer

A) Closely spaced fractures 
B) A soluble chemical composition 
C) A quartz-rich rock 
D) A rock composed of abundant loose pieces 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Closely spaced fractures 
B) A soluble chemical composition 
C) A quartz-rich rock 
D) A rock composed of abundant loose pieces 
E) All of these are correct.

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

Which of the following is not composed of calcium carbonate?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a nonwelded texture with many fine particles is

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

The oldest rocks in the column of limestone shown in the diagram are

The geologic relationships in this figure indicate that

This photograph shows light-colored granite and darker diorite (both igneous rocks).Which of the following statements is true?

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

Which numbered layer represents the youngest layer?

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 or feature of those listed below?

The sand dunes shown in this photograph

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

Which of the following is a common metamorphic process?

Which agent of transport below is least likely to round clasts off and separate them by size as they transports and deposits materials?

Using the data in this table,calculate the number of half-lives that have passed for the dike (unit D on this table).

The type of rock that the materials shown in this photograph would produce is

These pillars are remnants of layers,most of which have been stripped away by wind erosion.If this occurred in less than 5 years you might reasonably conclude that

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

If you were designing a rock that resisted weathering,which of the following characteristics would it have?

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

Which of the following is not composed of calcium carbonate?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a nonwelded texture with many fine particles is

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

The oldest rocks in the column of limestone shown in the diagram are

The geologic relationships in this figure indicate that

This photograph shows light-colored granite and darker diorite (both igneous rocks).Which of the following statements is true?

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

Which numbered layer represents the youngest layer?

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 or feature of those listed below?

The sand dunes shown in this photograph

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

Which of the following is a common metamorphic process?

Which agent of transport below is least likely to round clasts off and separate them by size as they transports and deposits materials?

Using the data in this table,calculate the number of half-lives that have passed for the dike (unit D on this table).

The type of rock that the materials shown in this photograph would produce is

These pillars are remnants of layers,most of which have been stripped away by wind erosion.If this occurred in less than 5 years you might reasonably conclude that

The relationship between weathering and erosion can best be characterized as

If you were designing a rock that resisted weathering,which of the following characteristics would it have?

The Nature of Physical Geography

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Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

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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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