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Geology - Part 4
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Q1. When an igneous intrusion comes into contact with surrounding rock, the surrounding rock will
A. erode
B. foliate
C. precipitate
D. recrystallize
Q2. Which process has to happen before other rocks can turn into sedimentary rocks?
A. deposition
B. melting
C. compaction
D. weathering
Q3. What causes the break-down of rocks?
A. heat and pressure
B. weathering and erosion
C. cooling and hardening
D. compaction and cementation
Q4. The rock cycle can only travel one way?
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Q5. What causes the tectonic plates to move?
A. convection of magma
B. the earth’s magnetic field
C. the earth spinning
D. earth’s gravitational pull
Q6. Which type of mountain is formed when two continental plates squeeze together?
A. Block
B. Dome
C. Fold
D. Volcanic
Q7. What type of radioactive dating uses organic material found in wood, bones, and shells?
A. Uranium 238
B. Lead 207
C. Carbon 14
D. Argon 40
Q8. Which of the oceanography tools is used to make depth charts and create a clear picture of the ocean floor?
A. Submersibles
B. ROVs
C. Sonar
D. Satellites
Q9. Typically in a geologic cross section, the oldest layer is at the bottom, which law of geology supports this?
A. Uniformitarianism
B. Superposition
C. Crosscutting
D. Intrusions
Q10. All of the continents were once part of one large continent called ___
A. Panacea
B. Pangea
C. North America
D. Gondwana
Q11. Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
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A. physical weathering
B. chemical weathering
C. erosion
D. deposition
Q12. Makes up less than 1% of the Earth
A. core
B. mantle
C. crust
Q13. Metamorphic rocks are formed by what process?
A. melting and cooling
B. sedimentation
C. weathering and erosion
D. heat and pressure
Q14. Where is most energy in a food web found
A. Primary producers
B. Primary consumers
C. Secondary consumers
D. Third level consumers
Q15. What tool do you use to find mass?
A. ruler
B. graduated cylinder
C. triple beam balance
D. spring scale
Q16. Our seasons are most directly caused by
A. the earth’s tilt.
B. the earth’s rotation.
C. the earth’s gravity.
D. the earth’s atmosphere.
Q17. The theory that the continents used to all be one supercontinent and have moved over time.
A. continental drift
B. sea-floor spreading
C. Alfred Wegener
D. Harry Hess
Q18. Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Which of these show earth’s age?
A. 4,600 million years old
B. 4,600,000,000 years old
C. 4,600,000 thousand years old
D. All
Q19. A mountain range, volcanoes, and/or trenches are found at what type of boundary?
A. transform
B. convergent
C. divergent
Q20. Which is not one of the 3 major events to cause dinosaur extinction?
A. Asteroid Impact
B. Big Bang
C. Volcanic eruptions
D. marine transgressions
Q21. The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?
A. Magma
B. Sediment
C. Gas
D. Water
Q22. What is a natural resource?
A. Resources we get from our house
B. Resources we get from people
C. Resources we get from nature
Q23. Who studies seismic waves?
A. ophthalmologists
B. seismologists
C. pomologists
D. doctors
Q24. gems that have scratches, blemishes, or are chipped on the edges are said to be ___
A. flawless
B. flawed
C. cut
D. princess cut
Q25. Weathered rock happens when
A. water crashes into rock.
B. wind hits rock.
C. glaciers carve through the land.
D. all of the above.
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