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Geology Unit Review
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This will help you review for the upcoming Geology Unit Test.
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1
Which two layers will erode first?
D & E
A & C
A & B
C & D
2
Which type of sediments would be deposited farther upstream?
boulders & cobbles
silt & clay
3
Geologic time.......
started with the orgin of the Earth until present
started when humans appeared until the present
started with the first life until the present
started with the orgin of Earth to the start of humans.
4
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his idea of continental drift?
all of the above
same types of fossil remains on different continents
coal deposits in the arctic
glacial marks in the desert
5
What type of rocks can change from one kind of rock to another?
metamorphic
sedimentary
all of the above
igneous
6
What can happen when plates move and interract
all of the above
plates diverge (move apart)
plates converge (come together)
plates slide past each other
7
Which type of rock forms in layers from sediment?
metamorphic
sedimentary
volcanic
igneous
8
How does an igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock?
experiences cooling
experiences weathering, erosion & deposition
experiences heat and pressure
experiences melting
9
Mountains can form from.....
Convergent plate boundaries
erupting volcanoes
Mid-continent folding
all of the above
10
An igneous rock with small crystals means.....
it formed on the surface and cooled quickly
it formed on the surface and cooled slowly
it formed underground and cooled quickly
it formed underground and cooled slowly.
11
The plates of the Earth move because.......
the lithosphere is sinking into the asthenosphere
earthquakes
continents are floating on the oceans
continental drift
12
Type of fossil used to help determine the age of rocks is called an......
marine fossil
physical fossil
index fossil
trace fossili
13
What type of sediments would be deposited farthest down a stream?
clay & silt
boulders, cobbles, & pebbles.
14
Sedimentary rock forms from.......
heat & pressure
compation --> erosion --> cementation ----> deposition
erosion --> deposition --> compaction ---> cementation
cooling
15
Which type of rock forms from heat and pressure?
igneous
all of the above
sedimentary
metamorphic
16
What type of rock forms inside the Earth when magma cools?
foliated metamorphic rock
extrusive igneous rock
intrusive igneous rock
non-foliated metamorphic rock
17
Sandstone is which type of rock?
extrusive
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
18
Intrusive igneous rocks form inside the Earth
False
True
19
Shale formed in which type of environment......
ocean
mountain
dessert
swampy
20
Limestone is what kind of rock
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
extrusive
21
What type of environment does limestone form in?
canyon
swamp
dessert
ocean
22
silt, clay, sand, and boulders are all.....
sedimentary rock
erosion
minerals
sediment
23
How can granite turn into sandstone?
it needs to melt
gets broken up into sediment and deposited
it gets pushed down and experiences heat and pressure
24
Where would you most likely experience an earthquake?
all of the above
volcanic island chain
near a subduction zone
along a plate boundary
25
Many volcanoes occur along a volcanic chain called.....
The Bermuda Triangle
The Ring of Fire
The Ring
a hot spot
26
The lithosphere is best described as.....
the tar like, moveable layer that the plates are on top of.
the hard outer shell that is broken up into plates.
27
Which rock layer is the oldest?
D
C
F
A
28
If you dig 1,000 meters into the Earth's surface you would most likely find.....
soil
mantle
lava
rock
