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Geology Exam 1

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Chapters 1 to 4.
Virginia McGiboney
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Question 1

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Why was the Theory of Continental Drift abandon?
Answer
  • Lack of evidence to support it.
  • no mechanism to prove it.
  • a better theory was developed.
  • all of the above.

Question 2

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Which of the following are functional layers of the earth? (select all that apply)
Answer
  • asthrnosphere
  • mantle
  • core
  • lithosphere
  • crust

Question 3

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Which of the follwoing has the smallest volume?
Answer
  • asthenosphere
  • mantle
  • core
  • lithosphere
  • crust

Question 4

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_________is the process of compactionand cementation.
Answer
  • erosion
  • weathering
  • lithification
  • solidification
  • metamorphism

Question 5

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Which of the following processes results in an igneous rock?
Answer
  • erosion
  • weathering
  • lithifiction
  • solidification
  • metamorphism

Question 6

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Which of the following rocks produce from lithification?
Answer
  • igneous
  • sedimentary
  • magma
  • sediment
  • metamorphic

Question 7

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Which of the following are typical at a divergent boundary? (enter all that apply)
Answer
  • earthquakes
  • trench
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • mountain range
  • volcanoes

Question 8

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Which of the following occurs at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?(enter all that apply)
Answer
  • island arc
  • trench
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • mountain range
  • volcanoes

Question 9

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How are surface process different from internal processes?
Answer
  • the driving force for surface processes is the core.
  • the driving force for the internal process is the sun.
  • surface processes includes erosion, deposition, and weathering.
  • the surface is primarily shaped by tectonic forces.

Question 10

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Which of the following occurs at the transform boundary?
Answer
  • earthquakes
  • mountain ranges
  • volcanoes
  • accretionary wedge
  • islands

Question 11

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Which of the follwoing occurs at an oceanic hot spot?
Answer
  • islands
  • trench
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • mountain range
  • volcanoes

Question 12

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Japan is an example of a(n)_______plate boundary.
Answer
  • transform
  • divergant
  • continent-continent convergant
  • continent-ocean convergant
  • ocean-ocean convergant

Question 13

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Himilayan Mountains are an example of a(n)_________plate boundry.
Answer
  • transform
  • divergant
  • continent-continent convergant
  • continent-ocean convergant
  • ocean-ocean convergant.

Question 14

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Plates that move away from each other are considered to be a(n)______plate boundry
Answer
  • divergant
  • transform
  • continent-continent convergant
  • continent-ocean convergant
  • ocean-ocean convergant

Question 15

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Oceanic crust is created at________plate boumdries.
Answer
  • transform
  • divergant
  • convergant

Question 16

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Basalt is the promary rock of________crust.
Answer
  • oceanic
  • continental
  • convergant
  • divergant

Question 17

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Erosion refers to_________.
Answer
  • The transport of sediment.
  • the physical break-up of sediment
  • the chemical break down of sediment.
  • all of the above.

Question 18

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Which of the following is not evidence for plate tectonics?
Answer
  • Earthquakes
  • volcanoes
  • mountain ranges
  • orea

Question 19

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The silicate structure in which all oxygen are shared is called_______.
Answer
  • single chain
  • double chain
  • framework
  • sheet

Question 20

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A tetrahedron is composed of 4 ______and 1________.
Answer
  • sulfur, oxygen
  • silicon, oxygen
  • oxyge, carbon
  • carbon, oxygen
  • oxygen, silicon

Question 21

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Which of the following is not one of the 5 most common rock-forming minerals?
Answer
  • quartz
  • pyroxene
  • amphibole
  • carbonate
  • feldspar

Question 22

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The free flow of electrons is (a)n______bond.
Answer
  • iconic
  • covalent
  • intermolecular
  • metallic

Question 23

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Will a dimond scratch glass?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Is water a mineral?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which is the least useful property for mineral identification?
Answer
  • hardness
  • cleavage
  • crystal shape
  • color
  • streak

Question 26

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Which of the following classes of minerals contains sulfur bonded to a metal?
Answer
  • carbonoates
  • sulfides
  • sulfates
  • halides
  • native elements

Question 27

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Calcite is an example of the _______class of minerals.
Answer
  • carbonate
  • sulfide
  • sulfate
  • halide
  • native element

Question 28

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Graphite is an example of the ________class of minerals.
Answer
  • carbonate
  • sulfide
  • sulfate
  • halide
  • native element

Question 29

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Graphite is an example of a(n)_________bond.
Answer
  • iconic
  • covalent
  • metallic
  • all of the above

Question 30

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Which of the following is true about rocks and minerals?
Answer
  • a. a rock can contain more than one mineral
  • b. a mineral is composed of chemical elements
  • c. a rock can include only one mineral
  • d. a and b only

Question 31

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Which of the following is an oxide?
Answer
  • pyrite
  • hematite
  • dolomite
  • gypsum

Question 32

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Which of the following is true about tests we can perform on a mineral?
Answer
  • a softer mineral will scratch a harder mineral
  • many common minerals react (effervesce) with dilute hydrochloric acid.
  • a streak plate is used to determine how hard a mineral is
  • many minerals are strongly magnetic
  • none of the above

Question 33

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Which of the following would be considered an ore mineral (enter all that apply)
Answer
  • halite
  • copper
  • galena
  • graphite
  • magnetite

Question 34

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A valence shell is________.
Answer
  • the outcome electron shell.
  • the innermost electron shell.
  • a thin shell on the crust.
  • a thin layer between the crust and mantle.

Question 35

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The polarity of water refers to ___________.
Answer
  • two hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom.
  • two oxygen atoms for every hydrogen atom
  • the partial positive and partial negative sides.

Question 36

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What is significant anout the Pacific RIng of FIre?
Answer
  • It has a large concentration of earthquakes.
  • It has a large concentration of volcanoes.
  • It has a large concentration of convergent plate boundries.
  • It has a large concentration of divergant plate boundaries.
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