Question 1

Which of the following igneous rocks can be composed of fragments?

Accepted Answer

A) Tuff 
B) Scoria 
C) Volcanic breccia 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Tuff 
B) Scoria 
C) Volcanic breccia 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

A commonly pinkish mineral with light-colored wavy lines is

Accepted Answer

A) quartz. 
B) potassium feldspar. 
C) pyroxene. 
D) amphibole. 
E) olivine. 
A) quartz. 
B) potassium feldspar. 
C) pyroxene. 
D) amphibole. 
E) olivine.

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Sedimentary 
B) Igneous 
C) Metamorphic 
D) Meteorites 
A) Sedimentary 
B) Igneous 
C) Metamorphic 
D) Meteorites

Question 4

What are some components of the landscape shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) A natural stain on the outside of the rocks 
B) Fractures and layers 
C) Loose rocks covering a slope-forming unit 
D) Rounding of the upper parts of the cliff 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) A natural stain on the outside of the rocks 
B) Fractures and layers 
C) Loose rocks covering a slope-forming unit 
D) Rounding of the upper parts of the cliff 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

The rock shown here,with sediment just visible to the naked eye,is a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following are not common in landscapes formed by carbonate rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Sinkholes 
B) Fractures widened by dissolution 
C) Well-defined layers (beds) 
D) Outcrops with pits or holes 
E) All of these are common in carbonate landscapes. 
A) Sinkholes 
B) Fractures widened by dissolution 
C) Well-defined layers (beds) 
D) Outcrops with pits or holes 
E) All of these are common in carbonate landscapes.

Question 7

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Vesicles 
B) Breccia 
C) Porphyritic 
D) Glassy 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Vesicles 
B) Breccia 
C) Porphyritic 
D) Glassy 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,the oldest rocks or structures are the

Accepted Answer

A) Late Cenozoic basalts. 
B) Mesozoic sedimentary rocks. 
C) Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks. 
D) Precambrian metamorphic rocks and granite. 
E) Hurricane fault and faults along the Grand Wash Cliffs. 
A) Late Cenozoic basalts. 
B) Mesozoic sedimentary rocks. 
C) Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks. 
D) Precambrian metamorphic rocks and granite. 
E) Hurricane fault and faults along the Grand Wash Cliffs.

Question 10

Which of the following is not something we can learn by determining isotopic ages?

Accepted Answer

A) The age of a volcanic eruption 
B) The age when a rock is uplifted toward the surface 
C) The age of material from which clasts in a sedimentary rock were derived 
D) The cooling history by using different types of isotopic ages 
E) We can determine all of these. 
A) The age of a volcanic eruption 
B) The age when a rock is uplifted toward the surface 
C) The age of material from which clasts in a sedimentary rock were derived 
D) The cooling history by using different types of isotopic ages 
E) We can determine all of these.

Question 11

A typically green mineral with no cleavage is

Accepted Answer

A) muscovite. 
B) plagioclase feldspar. 
C) biotite. 
D) quartz. 
E) olivine. 
A) muscovite. 
B) plagioclase feldspar. 
C) biotite. 
D) quartz. 
E) olivine.

Question 12

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which of the following is not a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Accepted Answer

A) Solidification of lava 
B) Heating adjacent to underground magma 
C) Squeezing by tectonic forces 
D) Burial to great depths 
A) Solidification of lava 
B) Heating adjacent to underground magma 
C) Squeezing by tectonic forces 
D) Burial to great depths

Question 14

Which locations contain rocks that are in place (part of the 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 15

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that is glassy with no volcanic ash is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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 17

Carbonate rocks exposed at the surface in wet environments will

Accepted Answer

A) dissolve and weather readily. 
B) appear smooth and unaltered. 
C) not react chemically to water. 
A) dissolve and weather readily. 
B) appear smooth and unaltered. 
C) not react chemically to water.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) Permian 
B) Pennsylvanian 
C) Mississippian 
D) Cambrian 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Permian 
B) Pennsylvanian 
C) Mississippian 
D) Cambrian 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 19

This wind-blown dust deposit (loess)from Tibet

Accepted Answer

A) was deposited by a huge flood of seawater that covered the land at the time of the dinosaurs. 
B) began as clay and silt that were produced by grinding of rocks along ice-age glaciers. 
C) forms a worldwide layer associated with a well-known extinction of dinosaurs. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) was deposited by a huge flood of seawater that covered the land at the time of the dinosaurs. 
B) began as clay and silt that were produced by grinding of rocks along ice-age glaciers. 
C) forms a worldwide layer associated with a well-known extinction of dinosaurs. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 20

The site on the figure below that would most likely form a rock with large crystals is

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following igneous rocks can be composed of fragments?

A commonly pinkish mineral with light-colored wavy lines is

Which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks?

What are some components of the landscape shown in this photograph?

The rock shown here,with sediment just visible to the naked eye,is a

Which of the following are not common in landscapes formed by carbonate rocks?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,the oldest rocks or structures are the

Which of the following is not something we can learn by determining isotopic ages?

A typically green mineral with no cleavage is

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the youngest?

Which of the following is not a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Which locations contain rocks that are in place (part of the bedrock)?

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that is glassy with no volcanic ash is

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

Carbonate rocks exposed at the surface in wet environments will

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

This wind-blown dust deposit (loess)from Tibet

The site on the figure below that would most likely form a rock with large crystals is

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Which of the following igneous rocks can be composed of fragments?

A commonly pinkish mineral with light-colored wavy lines is

Which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks?

What are some components of the landscape shown in this photograph?

The rock shown here,with sediment just visible to the naked eye,is a

Which of the following are not common in landscapes formed by carbonate rocks?

What texture is displayed by the igneous rock in this photograph?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,the oldest rocks or structures are the

Which of the following is not something we can learn by determining isotopic ages?

A typically green mineral with no cleavage is

Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the youngest?

Which of the following is not a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Which locations contain rocks that are in place (part of the bedrock)?

The site on the accompanying figure that would most likely form a rock that is glassy with no volcanic ash is

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

Carbonate rocks exposed at the surface in wet environments will

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

This wind-blown dust deposit (loess)from Tibet

The site on the figure below that would most likely form a rock with large crystals is

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Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

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