Question 1

The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Using the data in this table,calculate the number of half-lives that have passed for the granite (unit G 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 3

Coarsely crystalline igneous textures indicate 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 4

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a welded texture 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 four sedimentary layers in this figure is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

A) The layer on top 
B) The layers in the middle 
C) The layer on bottom 
D) There is not enough information to tell. 
A) The layer on top 
B) The layers in the middle 
C) The layer on bottom 
D) There is not enough information to tell.

Question 6

The highest surface on this figure is a river terrace.This terrace

Accepted Answer

A) is older than the modern river channel. 
B) formed sometime in the past. 
C) predates erosion down to the present level. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) is older than the modern river channel. 
B) formed sometime in the past. 
C) predates erosion down to the present level. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Which locations are composed of loose materials (not bedrock)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the granite (unit G on this table).

Accepted Answer

A) 500 
B) 750 
C) 50,000,000 
D) 1,000,000,000 
E) 1,500,000,000 
A) 500 
B) 750 
C) 50,000,000 
D) 1,000,000,000 
E) 1,500,000,000

Question 9

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 10

What does this welded 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 11

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

Accepted Answer

A) Shale 
B) Sandstone 
C) Limestone 
D) All of these can be metamorphosed. 
A) Shale 
B) Sandstone 
C) Limestone 
D) All of these can be metamorphosed.

Question 12

The very common mineral shown in this photograph is light colored,transparent,and fractures rather than cleaves.What mineral is it?

Accepted Answer

A) Garnet 
B) Quartz 
C) Biotite 
D) Muscovite 
E) Feldspar 
A) Garnet 
B) Quartz 
C) Biotite 
D) Muscovite 
E) Feldspar

Question 13

If a rock started with 1,000 atoms of a parent but now contains 250 atoms,how many half-lives have passed?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.25 half-lives 
B) 0.5 half-lives 
C) 2 half-lives 
D) 4 half-lives 
E) There is no way to tell. 
A) 0.25 half-lives 
B) 0.5 half-lives 
C) 2 half-lives 
D) 4 half-lives 
E) There is no way to tell.

Question 14

A vesicular 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 15

Which sequence of numbers reflects the order in which the layers were deposited?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,2,3,4 
B) 1,3,4,2 
C) 4,3,2,1 
D) 4,3,1,2 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) 1,2,3,4 
B) 1,3,4,2 
C) 4,3,2,1 
D) 4,3,1,2 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of metamorphic landscapes?

Accepted Answer

A) They commonly have a shiny appearance if their minerals reflect light. 
B) They commonly have platy,jagged outcrops. 
C) They are often found near granite and other igneous rocks. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) They commonly have a shiny appearance if their minerals reflect light. 
B) They commonly have platy,jagged outcrops. 
C) They are often found near granite and other igneous rocks. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The type of metamorphism that would occur in this setting is

Accepted Answer

A) regional metamorphism. 
B) contact metamorphism. 
C) subduction. 
D) thrust faulting. 
A) regional metamorphism. 
B) contact metamorphism. 
C) subduction. 
D) thrust faulting.

Question 18

Which of the following is a mineral?

Accepted Answer

A) Ice 
B) Crystals grown in a laboratory 
C) Volcanic glass 
D) Material with crystals of different chemical compounds 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Ice 
B) Crystals grown in a laboratory 
C) Volcanic glass 
D) Material with crystals of different chemical compounds 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

Which locations consist of sediment rather than sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following processes produce sedimentary clasts?

Accepted Answer

A) Fracturing of bedrock that results in angular pieces 
B) Breaking of round cobbles as they are transported 
C) Scouring and abrasion of bedrock along rivers 
D) Decomposition of granite into quartz grains and clay 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Fracturing of bedrock that results in angular pieces 
B) Breaking of round cobbles as they are transported 
C) Scouring and abrasion of bedrock along rivers 
D) Decomposition of granite into quartz grains and clay 
E) All of these are correct.

The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

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

Coarsely crystalline igneous textures indicate that

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a welded texture is

Which of the four sedimentary layers in this figure is the oldest?

The highest surface on this figure is a river terrace.This terrace

Which locations are composed of loose materials (not bedrock)?

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the granite (unit G on this table).

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

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

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

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If a rock started with 1,000 atoms of a parent but now contains 250 atoms,how many half-lives have passed?

A vesicular igneous texture indicates that

Which sequence of numbers reflects the order in which the layers were deposited?

Which of the following is true of metamorphic landscapes?

The type of metamorphism that would occur in this setting is

Which of the following is a mineral?

Which locations consist of sediment rather than sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following processes produce sedimentary clasts?

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The principle of relative age dating which can be used to determine when the river formed on the landscape is the principle of

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

Coarsely crystalline igneous textures indicate that

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that has a welded texture is

Which of the four sedimentary layers in this figure is the oldest?

The highest surface on this figure is a river terrace.This terrace

Which locations are composed of loose materials (not bedrock)?

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the granite (unit G on this table).

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

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

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

The very common mineral shown in this photograph is light colored,transparent,and fractures rather than cleaves.What mineral is it?

If a rock started with 1,000 atoms of a parent but now contains 250 atoms,how many half-lives have passed?

A vesicular igneous texture indicates that

Which sequence of numbers reflects the order in which the layers were deposited?

Which of the following is true of metamorphic landscapes?

The type of metamorphism that would occur in this setting is

Which of the following is a mineral?

Which locations consist of sediment rather than sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following processes produce sedimentary clasts?

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Atmospheric Moisture

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Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

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Streams and Flooding

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Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

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Biomes

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