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1
Which sedimentary rock can be classified as organic?
shale
dolostone
breccia
limestone
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Which statement best describes the igneous rock gabbro?
fine-grained and felsic
coarse-grained and mafic
coarse-grained and felsic
fine-grained and mafic
3
What is the type of plate boundary that borders the west side of the Juan de Fuca Plate?
complex
transform
convergent
divergent
4
In which layer of the atmosphere is water vapor found?
stratosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
5
What is the volume of a sample of pyrite which has a density of 5 g/cm
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and a mass of 100g?
25 cm3
500 cm3
20 cm3
5 cm3
6
Which radioactive element has the longest half-life?
Rubidium-87
Potassium-40
Uranium-238
Carbon-14
7
In which group organisms does the index fossil, Lichenaria belong to?
brachiopods
placoderm fish
corals
gastropods
8
State the largest size particle carried by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s.
pebbles
sand
silt
clay
9
Which New York State landscape region is composed of metamorphic bedrock?
The Catskills
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Adirondack Mountains
Newark Lowlands
10
Which phase change involves a gain of 334 J/g?
melting
condensation
evaporation
freezing
11
What two foliated metamorphic rocks contain pyroxene?
schist and slate
schist and gneiss
phyllite and schist
slate and phyllite
12
Arrange in order of how fast the substances are heated (fastest to slowest).
lead, copper, dry air
dry air, lead, copper
copper, dry air, and lead
lead, dry air, copper
13
Which processes are responsible for the formation of igneous rocks?
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
melting and solidification
compaction and cementation
14
Which color of the "rainbow" has the longest wavelength?
red
violet
orange
green
15
Which of the following index fossils formed during the Devonian period in New York State?
Eospirifer
Cryptolithus
Tetragraptus
Manticoceras
16
What is the dew point if the wet bulb reading was 12°C, and the air temperature was 20°C?
36°C
7°C
-10°C
4°C
17
Which mineral is used as an ore of lead?
calcite
galena
hematite
pyrite
18
What is the depth between the stiffer mantle and the outer core?
5200 km
2900 km
1.5 km
2500 km
19
30°C is equa1 to how many degrees Fahrenheit?
303°F
83°F
86°F
78°F
20
Which latitude has converging wind belts?
60°N
90°S
30°S
90°N
21
When sandstone undergoes extreme heat and/or pressure, which metamorphic rock results?
marble
anthracite coal
quartzite
metaconglomerate
22
28.82 inches of mercury equals how many millibars of air pressure?
977 mb
978 mb
975 mb
976 mb
23
How far away is an earthquake if the S-waves arrive 5 minutes after the P-waves?
5,400 km
3,400 km
4,400 km
2,600 km
24
Which geologic time period is missing from the rock record in New York State?
Pleistocene
Permian
Jurassic
Devonian
25
Which choice best describes the ocean current located at 25°S latitude and 110°E longitude?
Cool Peru Current
Cool West Australian Current
Warm East Australia Current
Warm South Pacific Current
26
Which planet has the least eccentric orbit?
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
Venus
27
What is the wet-bulb temperature if the dry-bulb is 22°C and the relative humidity is 75%?
25°C
19°C
3°C
2°C
28
What is the grain size of a siltstone rock?
0.0004 to 0.006 cm
0.2 to 6.4 cm
0.006 to 0.2 cm
less than 0.0004 cm
29
If an earthquake occurs 6,000km away, how long does it take for the S-waves to travel to you?
17 min
7 min 40 sec
9 min 25 sec
20 min
30
What is the age of bedrock in the Tug Hill Plateau region?
Cambrian
Silurian
Ordovician
Devonian
31
What is the percent by volume of oxygen in the Earth's crust?
46.10
33.0
94.04
21.0
32
What is the distance in miles between Elmira and Binghamton?
70 miles
45 miles
35 miles
55 miles
33
Which star has the same approximate temperature as our Sun?
Spica
Barnard's Star
Polaris
Sirius
34
A station model indicates 268 for air pressure. What is this number converted to millibars?
1062.8 mb
1026.8 mb
962.8 mb
926.8 mb
35
Which extrusive igneous rock contains quartz and potassium feldspar?
granite
gabbro
basalt
rhyolite
