Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about clastic sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Clasts in a conglomerate or breccias can be different rock types or can be all the same rock type. 
B) To be called a sandstone, quartz must make up more than 95 percent of the grains. 
C) The amount of pore space decreases as a sand is compacted into sandstone. 
D) The natural cement that holds sedimentary rocks together is composed of dissolved minerals that precipitate. 
A) Clasts in a conglomerate or breccias can be different rock types or can be all the same rock type. 
B) To be called a sandstone, quartz must make up more than 95 percent of the grains. 
C) The amount of pore space decreases as a sand is compacted into sandstone. 
D) The natural cement that holds sedimentary rocks together is composed of dissolved minerals that precipitate.

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) weathering, erosion, deposition 
B) solidification, melting, burial 
C) erosion, deposition, burial 
D) uplift, weathering, erosion 
E) burial, metamorphism, melting 
A) weathering, erosion, deposition 
B) solidification, melting, burial 
C) erosion, deposition, burial 
D) uplift, weathering, erosion 
E) burial, metamorphism, melting

Question 6

A finely crystalline or glassy 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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

Which of the following rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

Accepted Answer

A) granite 
B) pumice 
C) gabbro 
D) diorite 
E) andesite 
A) granite 
B) pumice 
C) gabbro 
D) diorite 
E) andesite

Question 12

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. 
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.

Question 13

A mineral that is light colored, transparent, and fractures rather than cleaves is

Accepted Answer

A) garnet. 
B) quartz. 
C) biotite. 
D) muscovite. 
E) feldspar. 
A) garnet. 
B) quartz. 
C) biotite. 
D) muscovite. 
E) feldspar.

Question 14

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

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) locations 1 and 2 
E) locations 2 and 3 
A) location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C) location 3, in sand dunes 
D) locations 1 and 2 
E) locations 2 and 3

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

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

Accepted Answer

A) tuff 
B) scoria 
C) volcanic breccia 
D) All of these. 
A) tuff 
B) scoria 
C) volcanic breccia 
D) All of these.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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

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

A typically green mineral with no cleavage is

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true about clastic sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following does NOT list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

A finely crystalline or glassy igneous texture indicates that

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

The sand dunes shown in this photograph

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

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

Which of the following rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

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

A mineral that is light colored, transparent, and fractures rather than cleaves is

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

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

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

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

Which numbered layer represents the youngest layer?

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

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

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

A typically green mineral with no cleavage is

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true about clastic sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following does NOT list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

A finely crystalline or glassy igneous texture indicates that

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

The sand dunes shown in this photograph

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

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

Which of the following rock types requires dissolved gas in the magma?

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

A mineral that is light colored, transparent, and fractures rather than cleaves is

Which of the following locations would most likely contain large, angular rocks?

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

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

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

Which numbered layer represents the youngest layer?

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

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

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