Fossils are useful for all of the following EXCEPT

determining the exact age of Earth

Which of the following statements about earthquakes are FALSE?

location of an earthquake can be pinpointed with 3 stations

Geologists think that the oceanic crust is different from continental crust because

seismic waves travel at different speeds through the layers

A parcel of air that is pushed up into the atmosphere in a state of instability will be cooler

but not as cool as the surrounding air

A warm front forms when

a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air

Evidence that Earth's magnetic field has undergone numerous reversals can be found

in the orientation of iron minerals that cooled in rocks

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1
On the eastern side of mountains in Oregon and Washington the air tends to
be cool and moist
cool as it is compressed
lose much of its moisture as it moves down slope
be warm and dry
2
Fossils are useful for all of the following EXCEPT
determining the former climate of a region
correlating rocks in one location with those of another
determining the former environment of a region
determining the exact age of Earth
3
The Cenozoic is know as the Age of the
Mammals
Dinaosaurs
Amphibians
Algae
4
It is believed that at one time all rocks of Earth were
clastic sedimentary
chemical sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
5
Which of the following statements about earthquakes are FALSE?
earthquakes occur within the depth of the continental plate
location of an earthquake can be pinpointed with 3 stations
Earthquakes usually occur along the boundary between plates
subtracting the arrival time of S and P waves gives distance
6
Geologists think that the oceanic crust is different from continental crust because
core samples reveal that oceanic crust is largely granite
oceanic crust is much thinner than continental crust
seismic waves travel at different speeds through the layers
S-waves don't travel through oceanic crust
7
According to plate tectonics, new crustal material is crated at
subduction zones
divergent plate boundaries
ocean-continent plate convergence
ocean-ocean plate convergence
8
The majority of the Sun's radiation output occurs as
ultraviolet light
yellow light
infrared radiaton
gamma radiation
9
A wind deposit that often makes productive farmland is
moraine
loess
dune
ventifacts
10
A parcel of air that is pushed up into the atmosphere in a state of instability will be cooler
reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air
than the surrounding air
than warmer as it rises
but not as cool as the surrounding air
11
When subjected to stress, rocks at great depths and high temperatures undergo
no change due to the great pressure
plastic strain
elastic strain
fracture or rupture
12
The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is regulated by
chemical reactions between the atmosphere and rocks
all of the above
exchanges between the ocean and atmosphere
removal from the atmosphere by green plants
13
Brief periods of showers are usually associated with which cloud type?
cirrus
cumulus
none of the above
stratus
14
A warm front forms when
a cold air mass displaces warmer air
the Sun warms a stationary cold air mass
masses of cold air and warm air move past one another
a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air
15
People found the Principle of Uniformity difficult to accept because they
believed that geological features were catastrophic
couldn't accept mountains were due to slow, uniform changes
couldn't believe that Earth was over 4 billion years old
all of the above
16
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
exfoliation
disintegration
spalling
oxidation
17
Which mountain-building process formed the Rocky Mountains?
none of the above
compressional folding
volcanic intrusios
faulting and upthrust
18
The interaction between ultraviolet light and ozone takes place in the
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
ozonosphere
19
To serve as a geologic clock, a process must
be capable of being measured
be uniform (or at least subject to averaging)
all of the above
have been operating since the beginning of Earth
20
According to Bowen's reaction series, which mineral crystallizes at the lowest temperature?
olivine
biotite
feldspar
quartz
21
The principle components of Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and
argon
water vapor
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
22
Evidence that Earth's magnetic field has undergone numerous reversals can be found
in samples of rock taken from Earth's core
none of the above
in the orientation of iron minerals that cooled in rocks
by noting the different behavior of the needles in compasses
23
A condition that lifts a parcel of air to form cumulus clouds is
all of above
differential heating
a cold front
mountain barriers
24
When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to liquid water,
a cloud forms
it rains or snows
all of the above
dew falls to the ground
25
Weathered sediments are pressed and cemented to form
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
ferromagnesians
sedimentary rocks

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