Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the 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) location 4, along a beach 
E) location 5, on relatively deep seafloor 
A) location 1, along the margins of a glacier 
B) location 2, along a steep mountain front 
C) location 3, in sand dunes 
D) location 4, along a beach 
E) location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

Question 4

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 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 is a common characteristic of carbonate rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) They commonly have a dissolved appearance. 
B) They are commonly black and shiny. 
C) They are commonly reddish. 
D) They do not form cliffs. 
E) All of these. 
A) They commonly have a dissolved appearance. 
B) They are commonly black and shiny. 
C) They are commonly reddish. 
D) They do not form cliffs. 
E) All of these.

Question 7

The principle that can be used to determine that the rocks shown in the photograph have not been deformed since they were deposited is the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) original horizontality. 
B) superposition. 
C) cross-cutting relations. 
A) original horizontality. 
B) superposition. 
C) cross-cutting relations.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms?

Accepted Answer

A) explosive eruption of volcanic ash 
B) cooling and solidification of lava 
C) solidification of magma at depth 
D) intense squeezing from tectonic forces 
E) All of these are environments that form igneous rock. 
A) explosive eruption of volcanic ash 
B) cooling and solidification of lava 
C) solidification of magma at depth 
D) intense squeezing from tectonic forces 
E) All of these are environments that form igneous rock.

Question 9

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 10

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. 
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.

Question 11

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

Accepted Answer

A) formation of the lowest layer. 
B) deposition of the top layer. 
C) erosion of a canyon by a river. 
D) retreat of the seas. 
A) formation of the lowest layer. 
B) deposition of the top layer. 
C) erosion of a canyon by a river. 
D) retreat of the seas.

Question 12

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

Accepted Answer

A) quartz. 
B) pyroxene. 
C) amphibole. 
D) biotite. 
E) All of these. 
A) quartz. 
B) pyroxene. 
C) amphibole. 
D) biotite. 
E) All of these.

Question 13

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 14

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Neogene 
B) Jurassic 
C) Pennsylvanian 
D) Mississippian 
E) Cambrian 
A) Neogene 
B) Jurassic 
C) Pennsylvanian 
D) Mississippian 
E) Cambrian

Question 16

Which of the following is true of igneous landscapes?

Accepted Answer

A) Granites rarely fracture and weather very slowly. 
B) Volcanic rocks tend to fracture parallel to the layers. 
C) Basaltic lava flows tend to clump rather than spread out easily. 
D) Columnar jointing is common in basaltic lava flows. 
E) None of these. 
A) Granites rarely fracture and weather very slowly. 
B) Volcanic rocks tend to fracture parallel to the layers. 
C) Basaltic lava flows tend to clump rather than spread out easily. 
D) Columnar jointing is common in basaltic lava flows. 
E) None of these.

Question 17

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 18

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. 
A) vesicles 
B) breccia 
C) porphyritic 
D) glassy 
E) None of these.

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

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

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?

Which of the following processes is NOT considered physical weathering?

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

Which of the following is a common characteristic of carbonate rocks?

The principle that can be used to determine that the rocks shown in the photograph have not been deformed since they were deposited is the principle of

Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

Which of the following processes produce sedimentary clasts?

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

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

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

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

Which of the following is true of igneous landscapes?

The agent of transport that produces colluvium is

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

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Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

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

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?

Which of the following processes is NOT considered physical weathering?

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

Which of the following is a common characteristic of carbonate rocks?

The principle that can be used to determine that the rocks shown in the photograph have not been deformed since they were deposited is the principle of

Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms?

The type of rock shown in this photograph is

Which of the following processes produce sedimentary clasts?

The youngest event represented in this block diagram is

A generally a light-colored silicate mineral is

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

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

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

Which of the following is true of igneous landscapes?

The agent of transport that produces colluvium is

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

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Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere - Ocean - Crysophere 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

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