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Geology Exam 1

Question 1 of 36

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Why was the Theory of Continental Drift abandon?

Select one of the following:

  • Lack of evidence to support it.

  • no mechanism to prove it.

  • a better theory was developed.

  • all of the above.

Explanation

Question 2 of 36

1

Which of the following are functional layers of the earth? (select all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • asthrnosphere

  • mantle

  • core

  • lithosphere

  • crust

Explanation

Question 3 of 36

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Which of the follwoing has the smallest volume?

Select one of the following:

  • asthenosphere

  • mantle

  • core

  • lithosphere

  • crust

Explanation

Question 4 of 36

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_________is the process of compactionand cementation.

Select one of the following:

  • erosion

  • weathering

  • lithification

  • solidification

  • metamorphism

Explanation

Question 5 of 36

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Which of the following processes results in an igneous rock?

Select one of the following:

  • erosion

  • weathering

  • lithifiction

  • solidification

  • metamorphism

Explanation

Question 6 of 36

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Which of the following rocks produce from lithification?

Select one of the following:

  • igneous

  • sedimentary

  • magma

  • sediment

  • metamorphic

Explanation

Question 7 of 36

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Which of the following are typical at a divergent boundary? (enter all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • earthquakes

  • trench

  • mid-ocean ridge

  • mountain range

  • volcanoes

Explanation

Question 8 of 36

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Which of the following occurs at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?(enter all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • island arc

  • trench

  • mid-ocean ridge

  • mountain range

  • volcanoes

Explanation

Question 9 of 36

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How are surface process different from internal processes?

Select one of the following:

  • 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.

Explanation

Question 10 of 36

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Which of the following occurs at the transform boundary?

Select one or more of the following:

  • earthquakes

  • mountain ranges

  • volcanoes

  • accretionary wedge

  • islands

Explanation

Question 11 of 36

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Which of the follwoing occurs at an oceanic hot spot?

Select one or more of the following:

  • islands

  • trench

  • mid-ocean ridge

  • mountain range

  • volcanoes

Explanation

Question 12 of 36

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Japan is an example of a(n)_______plate boundary.

Select one of the following:

  • transform

  • divergant

  • continent-continent convergant

  • continent-ocean convergant

  • ocean-ocean convergant

Explanation

Question 13 of 36

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Himilayan Mountains are an example of a(n)_________plate boundry.

Select one of the following:

  • transform

  • divergant

  • continent-continent convergant

  • continent-ocean convergant

  • ocean-ocean convergant.

Explanation

Question 14 of 36

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Plates that move away from each other are considered to be a(n)______plate boundry

Select one of the following:

  • divergant

  • transform

  • continent-continent convergant

  • continent-ocean convergant

  • ocean-ocean convergant

Explanation

Question 15 of 36

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Oceanic crust is created at________plate boumdries.

Select one of the following:

  • transform

  • divergant

  • convergant

Explanation

Question 16 of 36

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Basalt is the promary rock of________crust.

Select one of the following:

  • oceanic

  • continental

  • convergant

  • divergant

Explanation

Question 17 of 36

1

Erosion refers to_________.

Select one of the following:

  • The transport of sediment.

  • the physical break-up of sediment

  • the chemical break down of sediment.

  • all of the above.

Explanation

Question 18 of 36

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Which of the following is not evidence for plate tectonics?

Select one of the following:

  • Earthquakes

  • volcanoes

  • mountain ranges

  • orea

Explanation

Question 19 of 36

1

The silicate structure in which all oxygen are shared is called_______.

Select one of the following:

  • single chain

  • double chain

  • framework

  • sheet

Explanation

Question 20 of 36

1

A tetrahedron is composed of 4 ______and 1________.

Select one of the following:

  • sulfur, oxygen

  • silicon, oxygen

  • oxyge, carbon

  • carbon, oxygen

  • oxygen, silicon

Explanation

Question 21 of 36

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Which of the following is not one of the 5 most common rock-forming minerals?

Select one of the following:

  • quartz

  • pyroxene

  • amphibole

  • carbonate

  • feldspar

Explanation

Question 22 of 36

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The free flow of electrons is (a)n______bond.

Select one of the following:

  • iconic

  • covalent

  • intermolecular

  • metallic

Explanation

Question 23 of 36

1

Will a dimond scratch glass?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 24 of 36

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Is water a mineral?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 25 of 36

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Which is the least useful property for mineral identification?

Select one of the following:

  • hardness

  • cleavage

  • crystal shape

  • color

  • streak

Explanation

Question 26 of 36

1

Which of the following classes of minerals contains sulfur bonded to a metal?

Select one of the following:

  • carbonoates

  • sulfides

  • sulfates

  • halides

  • native elements

Explanation

Question 27 of 36

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Calcite is an example of the _______class of minerals.

Select one of the following:

  • carbonate

  • sulfide

  • sulfate

  • halide

  • native element

Explanation

Question 28 of 36

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Graphite is an example of the ________class of minerals.

Select one of the following:

  • carbonate

  • sulfide

  • sulfate

  • halide

  • native element

Explanation

Question 29 of 36

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Graphite is an example of a(n)_________bond.

Select one of the following:

  • iconic

  • covalent

  • metallic

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 30 of 36

1

Which of the following is true about rocks and minerals?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 31 of 36

1

Which of the following is an oxide?

Select one of the following:

  • pyrite

  • hematite

  • dolomite

  • gypsum

Explanation

Question 32 of 36

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Which of the following is true about tests we can perform on a mineral?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 33 of 36

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Which of the following would be considered an ore mineral (enter all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • halite

  • copper

  • galena

  • graphite

  • magnetite

Explanation

Question 34 of 36

1

A valence shell is________.

Select one of the following:

  • the outcome electron shell.

  • the innermost electron shell.

  • a thin shell on the crust.

  • a thin layer between the crust and mantle.

Explanation

Question 35 of 36

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The polarity of water refers to ___________.

Select one of the following:

  • two hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom.

  • two oxygen atoms for every hydrogen atom

  • the partial positive and partial negative sides.

Explanation

Question 36 of 36

1

What is significant anout the Pacific RIng of FIre?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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.

Explanation

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