Geology Quiz Review

Which process in the rock cycle changes magma into igneous rock?

What forms moraines?

What is the name of the spot where an Earthquake occurs (beneath the surface)?

The ability of water and air to pass through soil particles is called

Where are non-volcanic mountain chains most likely to form?

Which type of soil has the most spaces between particles?

Which of these have the greatest effect on plate tectonics?

What keeps the inner core solid, even though the temperature is very high?

Pangaea was Alfred Wegener's name for

If you say a mineral is 5 on the Mohs scale and is glassy, you are describing the minerals

Which process of the rock cycle can occur quickly?

Which of these plates is almost entirely under the ocean?

If an index fossil is found in a rock layer in Georgia and also in Texas, what can you infer?

Deposition is a process that

Which of these contains large amounts of nutrients?

Which rock forms directly from magma that cools and hardens?

Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth's layers from surface to the center?

Which of the earth's layers is the thinnest?

Name the three types of faults.

Which of these layers makes up most of the Earth's mass?

A hot spot can produce

Where are most fossils found?

Where do mid-ocean ridges form?

Which process in the rock cycle changes sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

What is weathering?

The 3 types of boundaries are convergent, divergent and

When determining whether a sample is a mineral, which of these characteristics is most helpful?

Which boundary results from plates pushing together?

Which layer of the Earth consists mostly of iron and nickel?

Which is the most destructive of the types of seismic waves?

Which part of the volcano is missing in the picture?

Which type of soil is least permeable?

Which rock forms from sediments that become compacted and cemented together?

What is a fault?

The way a mineral reflects light is called its

On a cross-scetion diagram of the earth, you would label the center of the planet as the

When two oceanic plates pull apart, new melted rock rises up through the rift. It is called

Which question is least useful to ask if you want to identify a mineral?

Which of these statements about the Ring of Fire is false?

Which of these causes mechanical weathering?

Earth's tectonic plates sit atop and slide along which of these layers?

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

The way a mineral breaks along a flat surface is called 

Amber is hardened tree sap that sometimes traps and fossilizes insects. An insect preserved is

Which is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale?

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and slides over it, it is called

Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?

How are mold and a cast related?

What is the term used to describe tremors or vibrations felt after an earthquake hits?

Which of these is not a body fossil?

When examining layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock, which layer is considered the oldest?

Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of

Which statement best explains why soil is such an important natural resource?

Which kind of rock can be broken down into particles that form sedimentary rock?

Where do deltas form?