Geology Quiz
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28 Questions
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1.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all examples of:
A
earth hazards.
B
geologic resources.
C
geologic hazards
D
earth-altering processes.
E
geospheric processes.
2.
Earth's external heat engine is driven by __.
A
tides
B
solar power
C
meteor impacts
D
residual cosmic radiation from the Big Bang
E
the decay of radioactive isotopes
3.
A _____ is a scientific concept that has been tested and is in all likelihood true.
A
scenario
B
theory
C
concept
D
hypothesis
E
belief
4.
The two major types of crust are oceanic crust and __.
A
thin crust
B
lithosphere
C
convergent crust
D
continental crust
5.
The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is called the _______.
A
geosphere
B
hydrosphere
C
solid Earth
D
atmosphere
E
biosphere
6.
Understanding geology can help us lessen or prevent damage to the environment
A
True
B
False
7.
Among other things, geologists are employed as __.
A
petroleum geologists
B
hydrogeologists
C
all of the answers are correct
D
environmental geologists
E
marine geologists
8.
The _______ collectively make up the lithosphere.
A
the upper and lower mantle
B
the crust and asthenosphere
C
the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
D
the asthenosphere and the upper mantle
E
the crust and the whole mantle
9.
The product of the breakdown of surface rocks by weathering and erosion is __.
A
sediment
B
ash
C
magma
D
lava
E
quartz
10.
Plate tectonics is a unifying idea that helps explain where and why there are ___ on Earth.
A
earthquakes
B
volcanoes
C
all of the answers are correct.
D
mountain belts
E
oceanic ridges and trenches
11.
Geologists use a scratch-test scale to determine the hardness of a mineral. What is this scale of hardness called?
A
Einstein's scale
B
Newton's scale,
C
Mohs scale
D
Hutton's scale
E
McGeary's scale
12.
What is the most abundant mineral group?
A
oxides
B
natural elements
C
silicates
D
carbonates
E
chlorides
13.
What is cleavage?
A
the stacking of atoms,
B
the fracture of a mineral along irregular surfaces,
C
the breaking of a mineral along planes of weakness
D
the crystal face of a mineral,
E
the resistance of a mineral to breaking,
14.
Some minerals have the same chemical composition but different crystal structures, a phenomenon termed _______.
A
polymorphism
B
alteration
C
recrystallization
D
metamorphism
E
isotopes
15.
In some minerals the bonds are equally strong in all directions, therefore they have no cleavage but instead _____ along irregular surfaces that are commonly curved.
A
flatten
B
luminesce
C
chip
D
bend
E
fracture
16.
____ is the most common element in the Earth's crust.
A
Hydrogen
B
Oxygen
C
Iron
D
Magnesium
E
Fluorine
17.
In order for a particular type of material to be classified as a mineral, it must ____.
A
all of the answers are correct.
B
have a crystalline structure
C
occur naturally
D
have a definite chemical composition
E
be a solid
18.
When seawater evaporates, its sodium and chlorine are electronically attracted to one another and crystallize into ___.
A
clay
B
halite
C
calcite
D
quartz
E
hematite
19.
The mid-oceanic ridge is an 80,000 km-long mountain range on the ocean floor. Where does this mountain range lie in terms of plate tectonic features?
A
where plates collide
B
where subduction takes place
C
where plates slide past one another
D
where plates diverge
E
in the middle of plates
20.
The Rift Valley in East Africa is an example of a _____.
A
diverging plate boundary
B
continental rise
C
back arc spreading center
D
converging plate boundary
E
transform plate boundary
21.
When two lithospheric plates move toward one another, one may sink and be overridden by the other. What do we call the feature formed at such plate boundaries?
A
transform fault
B
coastline
C
mantle
D
discontinuities
E
subduction zone
22.
Which of the following is the thinnest?
A
asthenosphere
B
oceanic crust
C
continental crust
D
lower mantle
E
upper mantle
23.
The oldest seafloor on Earth is:
A
500 million years old
B
2 billion years old
C
200 million years old
D
50 million years old
E
2 million years old
24.
The Himalayan Mountains are thought to have formed ____.
A
at a spreading center
B
by ocean-ocean convergence
C
at a transform fault
D
by continent-ocean convergence
E
by continent-continent convergence
25.
Two continents have coastlines that fit together remarkably well. Indeed, this fit was the basis for the earliest ideas about assembling continents into an early single
landmass and their later movement relative to each other. Which two continents were involved?
A
North America and Africa
B
South America and Africa
C
Africa and Europe
D
Europe and Asia
E
North America and South America
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