Geology 1403 Exam 1 Chapter 1

Front 1

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on the figure?

Back 1

Contaminated groundwater

Front 2

The distribution of natural resources is influenced by the:

Back 2

All of the above

(Type of Rocks, age of the rocks, way in which the rocks formed)

Front 3

Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

Back 3

All of the above

(Why continents have different regions, why a landscape looks the way it does, how life in the past was different than today, how global climate has changed since the ice ages)

Front 4

Which of the following is NOT a way geology informs us about Earth's past?

Back 4

how the first second of the universe differed from a second today

Front 5

Continental ice sheets were more common 28,000 years ago than they are today because:

Back 5

The Earth was cooler than now

Front 6

The main layers of the Earth's in correct order, from the surface moving down, are:

Back 6

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Front 7

Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest?

Back 7

Oceanic Crust

Front 8

Where is the Oceanic crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer core, and the inner core?

Front 9

Which layer on this figure is the upper mantle?

Back 9

C

Front 10

Which layer on this figure is the continental crust?

Back 10

A

Front 11

Which layer on this figure is the oceanic crust?

Back 11

B

Front 12

Which layer in the earth is similar to the composition of granite?

Back 12

Continental Crust

Front 13

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt, a dark lava rock?

Back 13

Oceanic Crust

Front 14

Which layer in the earth is similar to the green mineral olivine?

Back 14

Mantle

Front 15

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

Back 15

Core

Front 16

Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for why a region is higher in elevation than adjacent regions?

Back 16

The crust is more dense

Front 17

What is the most likely reason why a region is higher than adjacent regions?

Back 17

The crust is thicker

Front 18

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

Back 18

both types of crust and the uppermost mantle

Front 19

Which of the following Earth layers is the thickest?

Back 19

mantle

Front 20

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Back 20

asthenosphere is less rigid

Front 21

Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a sedimentary rock forms?

Back 21

heating next to a magma

Front 22

Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms?

Back 22

intense squeezing from tectonic forces

Front 23

Rock that has formed from cooling magma or lava is:

Back 23

Igneous rock

Front 24

Heat, pressure, and deformation are processes that can create:

Back 24

metamorphic rocks

Front 25

Which of the following does NOT list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle?

Back 25

solidification, melting, burial

Front 26

According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after:

Back 26

deposition and burial

Front 27

If rock is exposed to enough heat after metamorphism it will eventually:

Back 27

melt into magma

Front 28

Magma is molten rock that occurs:

Back 28

underground

Front 29

Choose the answer that best explains why a rock might not go through the complete rock cycle.

Back 29

rock may be involved in a variety of processes in different sequences

Front 30

Name the cycle that describes water processes that occur on land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans.

Back 30

hydrologic

Front 31

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

Back 31

lithosphere

Front 32

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is (are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Back 32

both the biosphere and hyrosphere

Front 33

What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

Back 33

Solar System