Question 1

Wind moves sediment by

Accepted Answer

A) bouncing sand grains along the surface. 
B) rolling sand grains along the surface. 
C) carrying finer material,like dust and silt,in air currents. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) bouncing sand grains along the surface. 
B) rolling sand grains along the surface. 
C) carrying finer material,like dust and silt,in air currents. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

The term half-life represents the time it takes

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A) to dissolve half of the atoms in the lattice. 
B) for the parent atoms to decay into atoms half their original size. 
C) for half of the parent atoms to decay into daughter atoms. 
D) for the Sun to decrease its size by 50 percent. 
A) to dissolve half of the atoms in the lattice. 
B) for the parent atoms to decay into atoms half their original size. 
C) for half of the parent atoms to decay into daughter atoms. 
D) for the Sun to decrease its size by 50 percent.

Question 3

The agent of transport that produces colluvium is

Accepted Answer

A) running water. 
B) wind. 
C) gravity. 
D) glacier. 
A) running water. 
B) wind. 
C) gravity. 
D) glacier.

Question 4

Which of the following rocks is composed of the smallest sedimentary clasts?

Accepted Answer

A) Breccia 
B) Conglomerate 
C) Shale 
D) Sandstone 
A) Breccia 
B) Conglomerate 
C) Shale 
D) Sandstone

Question 5

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

Accepted Answer

A) Neogene 
B) Paleogene 
C) Jurassic 
D) Triassic 
E) Cambrian 
A) Neogene 
B) Paleogene 
C) Jurassic 
D) Triassic 
E) Cambrian

Question 6

A porphyritic igneous texture indicates that

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A) there was water in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled slowly and then 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 water in the magma. 
B) the rock cooled slowly and then 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 7

The mineral shown in this photograph is

Accepted Answer

A) pyrite. 
B) hematite. 
C) dolomite. 
D) gypsum. 
E) halite. 
A) pyrite. 
B) hematite. 
C) dolomite. 
D) gypsum. 
E) halite.

Question 8

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Accepted Answer

A) A landscape surface must be older than any rocks onto which it is carved. 
B) A landscape surface is younger than any rock that is deposited on top of the surface. 
C) The highest river terrace is probably the youngest in age. 
D) A surface with a well-developed soil is probably older than a surface with no soil. 
A) A landscape surface must be older than any rocks onto which it is carved. 
B) A landscape surface is younger than any rock that is deposited on top of the surface. 
C) The highest river terrace is probably the youngest in age. 
D) A surface with a well-developed soil is probably older than a surface with no soil.

Question 9

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the dike.

Accepted Answer

A) 500 
B) 1,000 
C) 40,000,000 
D) 500,000,000 
E) 1,000,000,000 
A) 500 
B) 1,000 
C) 40,000,000 
D) 500,000,000 
E) 1,000,000,000

Question 10

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

Accepted Answer

A) easily eroded. 
B) eroded with difficulty. 
C) eroded with drastically differing difficulty. 
A) easily eroded. 
B) eroded with difficulty. 
C) eroded with drastically differing difficulty.

Question 11

Which of the following is not involved in turning some sediment into sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A) Burial 
B) Compaction 
C) Cementation 
D) Metamorphism 
E) All of these are involved. 
A) Burial 
B) Compaction 
C) Cementation 
D) Metamorphism 
E) All of these are involved.

Question 12

According to the rock cycle,sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after

Accepted Answer

A) uplift and weathering. 
B) melting and solidification. 
C) deposition and burial. 
D) solidification and uplift. 
A) uplift and weathering. 
B) melting and solidification. 
C) deposition and burial. 
D) solidification and uplift.

Question 13

Using the data in this table,determine the age in years 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 14

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The type of feature shown in this photograph is

Accepted Answer

A) fault scarp. 
B) columnar joints. 
C) shear zone. 
D) folded metamorphic rocks. 
A) fault scarp. 
B) columnar joints. 
C) shear zone. 
D) folded metamorphic rocks.

Question 16

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Accepted Answer

A) Regional metamorphism 
B) Contact metamorphism 
C) Subduction 
D) Normal faulting 
A) Regional metamorphism 
B) Contact metamorphism 
C) Subduction 
D) Normal faulting

Question 17

Which of the following processes is not considered physical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A) Near-surface fracturing 
B) Frost wedging 
C) Prying by plant roots 
D) Thermal expansion 
E) Oxidation 
A) Near-surface fracturing 
B) Frost wedging 
C) Prying by plant roots 
D) Thermal expansion 
E) Oxidation

Question 18

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

Accepted Answer

A) Naturally occurring 
B) Organic 
C) Solid 
D) Ordered internal structure 
E) Relatively consistent chemical composition 
A) Naturally occurring 
B) Organic 
C) Solid 
D) Ordered internal structure 
E) Relatively consistent chemical composition

Question 19

The oldest layer in this tilted sequence of sedimentary rocks is

Accepted Answer

A) at the top of the hill in the center of the photograph. 
B) the darkest layer. 
C) the layers on the lower left part of the photograph. 
D) the layers on the right of the photograph. 
A) at the top of the hill in the center of the photograph. 
B) the darkest layer. 
C) the layers on the lower left part of the photograph. 
D) the layers on the right of the photograph.

Question 20

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

Accepted Answer

A) water containing dissolved materials. 
B) outward growth of the original clasts. 
C) the alignment of clay particles. 
A) water containing dissolved materials. 
B) outward growth of the original clasts. 
C) the alignment of clay particles.

Wind moves sediment by

The term half-life represents the time it takes

The agent of transport that produces colluvium is

Which of the following rocks is composed of the smallest sedimentary clasts?

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

A porphyritic igneous texture indicates that

The mineral shown in this photograph is

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the dike.

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

Which of the following is not involved in turning some sediment into sedimentary rock?

According to the rock cycle,sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after

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

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

The type of feature shown in this photograph is

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Which of the following processes is not considered physical weathering?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

The oldest layer in this tilted sequence of sedimentary rocks is

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

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Wind moves sediment by

The term half-life represents the time it takes

The agent of transport that produces colluvium is

Which of the following rocks is composed of the smallest sedimentary clasts?

This figure shows the geologic timescale.Which period listed below would be part of the Paleozoic?

A porphyritic igneous texture indicates that

The mineral shown in this photograph is

What is a principle that can be used to determine the age of a landscape surface?

Using the data in this table,determine the age of the dike.

Fine-grained clastic rocks are

Which of the following is not involved in turning some sediment into sedimentary rock?

According to the rock cycle,sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after

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

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

The type of feature shown in this photograph is

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Which of the following processes is not considered physical weathering?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

The oldest layer in this tilted sequence of sedimentary rocks is

The natural sediments that hold clasts together precipitate in the empty pore spaces after compaction.Those precipitates come from

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

Water Resources

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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