Question 1

Because shales are easily eroded,the areas where they are exposed typically

Accepted Answer

A) have soft slopes and soil cover. 
B) are covered in angular boulders and cobbles. 
C) form steep cliffs. 
A) have soft slopes and soil cover. 
B) are covered in angular boulders and cobbles. 
C) form steep cliffs.

Question 2

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 3

Uplift can occur during the rock cycle

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A) only after deformation and metamorphism. 
B) only after melting and solidification. 
C) only after metamorphism or solidification. 
D) at any point after burial. 
A) only after deformation and metamorphism. 
B) only after melting and solidification. 
C) only after metamorphism or solidification. 
D) at any point after burial.

Question 4

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

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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 5

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A) Sandstone - phyllite 
B) Basalt - marble 
C) Limestone - quartzite 
D) Shale - slate 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Sandstone - phyllite 
B) Basalt - marble 
C) Limestone - quartzite 
D) Shale - slate 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 7

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 youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

Accepted Answer

A) Limestone in the far right (unit K ) 
B) Dike (unitC ) 
C) Conglomerate (unitD ) 
D)  Lava flow (unit L ) 
E)  Granite (unit G ) 
A) Limestone in the far right (unit K ) 
B) Dike (unitC ) 
C) Conglomerate (unitD ) 
D)  Lava flow (unit L ) 
E)  Granite (unit G )

Question 8

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

Accepted Answer

A) erosion. 
B) deposition of sedimentary layers. 
C) lithification into sedimentary rocks. 
A) erosion. 
B) deposition of sedimentary layers. 
C) lithification into sedimentary rocks.

Question 9

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what is the boundary between the various Precambrian rocks and the Paleozoic sedimentary units?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a depositional contact,probably representing only a short period of geologic time. 
B) It is an angular unconformity in most places and a nonconformity where it overlies granite. 
C) It generally is an unconformity and represents more time in the right part of the diagram than in the left part of the diagram. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) It is a depositional contact,probably representing only a short period of geologic time. 
B) It is an angular unconformity in most places and a nonconformity where it overlies granite. 
C) It generally is an unconformity and represents more time in the right part of the diagram than in the left part of the diagram. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a common type of cement in sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Calcite 
B) Pyroxene 
C) Silica 
D) Iron-oxide minerals 
A) Calcite 
B) Pyroxene 
C) Silica 
D) Iron-oxide minerals

Because shales are easily eroded,the areas where they are exposed typically

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

Uplift can occur during the rock cycle

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

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 youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what is the boundary between the various Precambrian rocks and the Paleozoic sedimentary units?

Which of the following is not a common type of cement in sedimentary rocks?

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Exam 9: Understanding Landscapes

Because shales are easily eroded,the areas where they are exposed typically

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

Uplift can occur during the rock cycle

Which of the following settings would result in the formation of igneous rocks?

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

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 youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

The last step in formation of a typical landscape is

From this cross section of the Grand Canyon,what is the boundary between the various Precambrian rocks and the Paleozoic sedimentary units?

Which of the following is not a common type of cement in sedimentary rocks?

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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