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1. A mineral is defined as: A naturally occurring, ___, crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition. 1.element 2.organic 3.rock 4.molecule 5.inorganic

2. This mineral shows: 1.Cleavage 2.Crystal Form 1.Cleavage 2.Crystal Form

3. The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched is known as: 1.Cleavage 2.Luster 3.Hardness 4.Streak 5.Crystal form 1.Cleavage 2.Luster 3.Hardness 4.Streak 5.Crystal form

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4. This igneous rock is? 1.Intrusive 2.Extrusive 1.Intrusive 2.Extrusive

5. Most sedimentary rocks form from… 1.heat and pressure 2.melting 3.deposition 4.weathering

6. This rock shows folding and foliated bands of minerals indicating it is a(n): 1.Igneous rock 2.Metamorphic rock 3.Sedimentary rock

7. What type of rock is shown? 1.Sedimentary 2.Igneous 3.metamorphic

8. What process is occurring at X ? 1.Heat and Pressure 2.Melting 3.Weathering & Erosion

9. What process is occurring at Y ? 1.Heat and Pressure 2.Melting 3.Weathering & Erosion 1.Heat and Pressure 2.Melting 3.Weathering & Erosion

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10. Nicolas Steno stated that in areas of undisturbed rocks, the oldest layer is found at the bottom and the youngest layer is found at the top. This is known as: 1.Law of Superposition 2.Uniformitarianism 3.Absolute time 4.Unconformity 1.Law of Superposition 2.Uniformitarianism 3.Absolute time 4.Unconformity

11. Which is older, 3 or 1? 1.1 is older 2.3 is older 3.Not enough information to determine an answer.

12. Which is older, 3 or B? 1.3 is older 2.B is older

13. “A” is a(n): 1.fault 2.rift 3.intrusion 4.unconformity

14. Radiometric dating is used to determine: 1.Absolute Time 2.Relative Time 3.Clean-up Time

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15. The natural process by which earth materials are moved from their source and deposited elsewhere. 1.Weathering 2.Crystallization 3.Compression 4.Erosion 1.Weathering 2.Crystallization 3.Compression 4.Erosion

16. Which is not an example of mass movement? 1.Landslide 2.Mudslide 3.Avalanche 4.Creep 5.Tornado

17. Which of these would not increase the chance of a landslide? 1.Heavy precipitation. 2.Clearing vegetation off a slope. 3.An Earthquake. 4.A volcanic eruption 5.Solar Storms 1.Heavy precipitation. 2.Clearing vegetation off a slope. 3.An Earthquake. 4.A volcanic eruption 5.Solar Storms

18. Which of these glacial features is destructive? 1.Moraine 2.Drumlin 3.Esker 4.Striations

19. The rate of chemical weathering increases as precipitation increases and the temperature: 1.Increases 2.Decreases 3.Temperature has no effect on chemical weathering.

20. Which of these is a result of chemical weathering? 1.A change in the rocks mineral composition. 2.Roots breaking apart a rock. 3.Freezing water cracking a rock 4.An earthquake breaking apart a rock

21. The diagram shows a __ fault which is caused by __. 1.Normal, compression 2.Normal, tension 3.Reverse, compression 4.Reverse, tension 5.Not my fault

22. A landform that forms from sediments at the mouth of a river in a body of water is called: 1.Estuary 2.Delta 3.Levee 4.Tombolo 5.Sandbar 6.Spit

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23. If the Earth were to cool completely, which of the following would still continue? 1.Earthquakes 2.Volcanoes 3.Plate Movements 4.Convection currents inside the earth 5.Landslides 6.Subduction

24. Shield volcanoes are made of basalts with __ viscosity and therefore have __ eruptions. 1.High, violent 2.High, non-violent 3.Low, violent 4.Low, non-violent 1.High, violent 2.High, non-violent 3.Low, violent 4.Low, non-violent

25. True or False The oldest rocks on earth are found on the continents, not on the ocean floors. 1.True 2.False 1.True 2.False

26. Most earthquakes and volcanoes are found: 1.in the center of the continents. 2.near large cities. 3.in mountain ranges. 4.along plate boundaries. 1.in the center of the continents. 2.near large cities. 3.in mountain ranges. 4.along plate boundaries.

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27. Fossils used to define and identify geologic periods are know as: 1.Brachiopods 2.Index Fossils 3.Sedimentary Fossils 4.Crinoids 5.Coprolites

28. Almost all fossils are found in this type of rock. 1.Igneous 2.Metamorphic 3.Sedimentary 1.Igneous 2.Metamorphic 3.Sedimentary

29. Alfred Wegener used fossil evidence to help support his theory of: 1.Sea-Floor Spreading 2.Continental Drift 3.Superposition 4.Cross cutting 5.Relativity 1.Sea-Floor Spreading 2.Continental Drift 3.Superposition 4.Cross cutting 5.Relativity

30. The Geology Unit has… 1.been really gneiss 2.made me a little sedimental. 3.no faults. 4.been earth shattering. 5.helped me not take things for granite. 6.made me loose my apatite. 7.has shaken me to my core.

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