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Question 1

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The most common elements in the earth's crust are ________________.
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  • Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  • Oxygen, silicon, and aluminum.
  • Carbon, silicon, and sulfur.
  • Silicon, aluminum, and iron.

Question 2

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_______________ is when a mineral breaks along irregular surfaces.
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  • Clevage
  • Fracture
  • Hardness
  • Specific Gravity

Question 3

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_______________ is the primary cause of melting at divergent plate boundaries in the oceans (mid-ocean ridges).
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  • Adding Water
  • Reducing Pressure
  • Increasing Temperature
  • All listed options are correct

Question 4

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Gabbro and basalt _________________.
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  • Have the same chemical composition.
  • Have the same texture.
  • Have the same texture and chemical composition.
  • Have different texture and chemical composition.

Question 5

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Shield volcanoes are composed primarily of _______.
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  • Andesite
  • Basalt
  • Granite
  • All options are correct.

Question 6

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Volcanic eruptions are explosive when ____________.
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  • The gases in the magma can move throught the magma easily.
  • The gases in the magma cannot move throght the magma easily.
  • The gases in the magma escape.
  • Gas plays no role in how explosive a volcanic eruption is.

Question 7

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The ___________ of a soil is a leached zone.
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  • A horizon
  • B horizon
  • C horizon
  • D horizon
  • E horizon

Question 8

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_______________ is a high-grade metamorphic rock.
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  • Gneiss
  • Slate
  • Schist
  • Vein

Question 9

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Coarse-grained igneous rocks ______________.
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  • Crystallized near the surface.
  • Crystallized deep beneath the surface.
  • From close to the source area.
  • From far from the source area.

Question 10

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In igneous rocks, grain size refers to ______________.
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  • The size of the crystals.
  • The sorting of the sediments.
  • The distinctness of the banding.
  • The size of the sediments.

Question 11

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____________ is the breakdown of rocks and minerals at the earth's surface.
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  • Weathering
  • Erision
  • Depostion
  • Transportation

Question 12

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The ______________ is granitic in composition.
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  • Continental crust
  • Oceanic crust
  • Asthenosphere
  • Core

Question 13

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_______________ sedimentary rocks are formed from places of pre-exisiting rocks that have been weathered, eroded, and transported at the Earth's surface.
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  • Chemical
  • Clastic
  • Biochemical
  • Organic

Question 14

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Fine-grained igneous rocks form at or near the Earth's surface.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Low grade metamorphic rocks are fine-grained.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Coarse-grained sedimentary rocks formed close to their source area.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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The theory of plate tectonics is proven beyond and doubt and will never change.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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All minerals are crystalline solids.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Shield volcanoes generally have very explosive eruptions.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Chemical weather is most intense in dry climates.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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A sedimentary rock with cross-bedding could have been deposited in a lake.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Equigranular metamorphic rocks have a foliated texture.
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Quartz chemically weathers to form clay minerals and ions in solution.
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Slate and gneiss have the same texture.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Sediments deposited directly by a glacier tend to be well-sorted.
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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A hypothesis is really just an educated guess.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Felsic magma have a high viscosity.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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The Earth's core, mantle, and crust have different compositions.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Regional metamorphism occurs along the contact between hot magma and the surrounding, cooler rocks.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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The Earth's lithosphere is weaker than the asthenosphere.
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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The inner core is thought to be composed of molten iron and nickel.
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  • True
  • False
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