Description : A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep-sided and very tall is known as: w) Syncline x) Composite cone y) Anticline z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COMPOSITE CONE
Description : Iceland is least likely to have w) a fissure eruption x) a lava plateau y) an explosive eruption z) a shield volcano
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION
Description : The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it: w) igneous x) metamorphic y) sedimentary z) fossilized
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IGNEOUS
Description : A type of volcano composed of mainly pyroclastics is termed: w) cinder cone x) shield cone y) composite cone z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CINDER CONE
Description : Shiprock in New Mexico is a: w) laccolith x) volcanic neck y) cinder cone z) caldera
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- VOLCANIC NECK
Description : The Hawaiian Islands are what type of volcano? w) shield x) composite y) cinder cone
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SHIELD
Description : On which one of the following is the largest known volcanic cone in the solar system located? w) Earth x) Io y) Mars z) the moon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MARS
Description : Valleys formed by glaciers always have which of the following characteristics? w) U-shaped cross sections x) straight courses y) uniform slopes z) bedrock floors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- U-SHAPED CROSS SECTIONS
Description : In geological studies, cemented volcanic ash is called: w) caldera x) a-a y) lava z) tuff
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TUFF
Description : Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust is called: w) magma x) liquicite y) lava z) igneous
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MAGMA
Description : A type of lava characterized by a blocky appearanc is termed: w) Pillow Lava x) Aa y) Vessicular z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- Aa
Description : An example of a typical shield volcano is: w) Washington's Mount Rainier x) Hawaii's Mauna Loa y) Ecuador's Mount Cotopaxi z) Japan's Mount Fuji
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HAWAII'S MAUNA LOA
Description : Cordaites (pron: kor-day-i-tees) were the ancestor of one of the following. Were they primitive: w) amphibians x) cone-bearing trees y) snakes z) sharks
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONE-BEARING TREES
Description : In geological studies, all of the following are TRUE of P waves except that they: w) are body waves x) travel like sound waves y) can pass through liquids z) are slower than S waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ARE SLOWER THAN S WAVES
Description : What type of volcano forms as lava spreads over a long distance and then cools and forms a hill that slopes gently?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : The fossils found in the tar pits of Rancho La Bre in Los Angeles included all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one was absent? w) saber-toothed cat x) dire wolf y) wooly mammoth z) giant ground sloth
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WOOLY MAMMOTH
Description : The emergence of land plants is generally accepted as occurring during what period on the geologic time scale: w) Cretaceous x) Triassic y) Permian z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : The lag time between precipitation period and peak discharge period of a river: w) is increased by urbanization x) is decreased by urbanization y) is shorter for a large drainage basin than for a small one z) depends upon the hydraulic heads
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IS DECREASED BY URBANIZATION
Description : The Miocene, Eocene and Paleocene epoches belong t what geologic period on the Phanerozoic Time Scale? Is it the: w) Devonian x) Permian y) Triassic (pron: try-as-ick) z) Tertiary
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TERTIARY
Description : The Greenhouse Effect is caused primarily by which of the following processes? w) blocking incoming short wave solar energy x) absorbing incoming short wave solar energy y) heating of the Earth's stratosphere z) absorbing outgoing long wave radiation from the Earth
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ABSORBING OUTGOING LONG WAVE RADIATION FROM THE EARTH
Description : Which geologic period does not belong in the Mesozoic era? w) Permian x) Cretaceous y) Triassic z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PERMIAN
Description : Angiosperms developed during the: w) Precambrian period x) Cenozoic era y) Paleozoic era z) Mesozoic era
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MESOZOIC ERA
Description : Which of the following is the oldest period of tim lasting from the beginnings of the earth to approximately 570 million year ago? w) Precambrian x) Pleistocene (pron: ply-sto-sin) y) Miocene (pron: my-o-sin) z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRECAMBRIAN
Description : Which of the following names is given to the supercontinent thought to have existed in the Cambrian period? Is it: w) Pangaea x) Afrasia y) Gondwanaland z) Europia
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PANGAEA
Description : During which period, in the earth's history, did MOST dinosaurs become extinct? w) Carboniferous x) Cretaceous y) Quaternary z) Triassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CRETACEOUS
Description : The earth's climate has been warming since the las glacial period which ended about how many years ago? w) 1,000 to 2,000 years ago x) 10,000 to 20,000 years ago y) 100,000 to 200,000 years ago z) 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 years ago
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10,000 TO 20,000 YEARS AGO
Description : Which of the following is TRUE of an earthquake's epicenter and focus? w) they are the same x) the focus is above the epicenter y) the epicenter is at the earth's surface z) the focus is at the earth's inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE EPICENTER IS AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE
Description : Which one of these is NOT true? w) All planets revolve in the same direction. x) All planets rotate in the same direction. y) The orbits of the planets are all ellipses. z) The orbits of the planets are nearly in the same plane.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALL PLANETS ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe the angular difference between TRUE north and magnetic north on a topographic map? Is it: w) Magnetic field x) Magnetic intensity y) Magnetic inclination z) Magnetic declination
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MAGNETIC DECLINATION
Description : Which is true for Low-Latitude Climates? w) have a winter season x) lack a winter season y) are wet throughout the year z) are dry throughout the year
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LACK A WINTER SEASON
Description : Sulfuric acid aerosols from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo reduced the rate of global warming last year. They also contributed to the record size of: w) acid rainfalls in Europe x) the anchovy catch off Peru y) the ozone hole over Antarctica z) fish kills in the Amazon River
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE OZONE HOLE OVER ANTARCTICA
Description : Lassen Peak is an active volcano in the United States In what state is Lassen Peak located?
Last Answer : ANSWER: CALIFORNIA
Description : All of the following are examples of chemically precipitated sedimentary rock except: w) limestone x) sandstone y) dolomite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SANDSTONE
Description : ________are defined as free falling fragments of rocks from steep cliff or slope. (A) Rockfalls (B) Toppling (C) Debris avalanche (D) Earthflow
Last Answer : (A) Rockfalls
Description : When the front of a glacier is stationary for a long time, the glacier will do which of the following? w) form many crevasses x) melt away y) not erode its bed z) build a large terminal moraine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BUILD A LARGE TERMINAL MORAINE
Description : Winds are classed as agents of erosion rather than of weathering because: w) they have nothing to do with the weather x) they carry rock particles away y) they work only part of the time z) they build up rather than wear down the rock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THEY CARRY ROCK PARTICLES AWAY
Description : Which of the following number of years best approximates the length of time since the last ice age in the United States? w) 1,000,000 x) 1,000 y) 11,000 z) 250,000
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 11,000
Description : On the Phanerozoic time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 65 to 136 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician y) Carboniferous z) Cretaceous
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CRETACEOUS
Description : Which of the following time periods includes part of the geologic range of dinosaurs? w) Mississippian x) Devonian y) Jurassic z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- JURASSIC
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick) x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : Which of the following time periods describes the age of the coal deposits of the Eastern United States? w) Jurassic and Cambrian x) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian y) Pliocene and Miocene z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MISSISSIPPIAN AND PENNSYLVANIAN
Description : Which of the following reasons explains why quartz cannot be identified by its color alone? w) Its color is too faint. x) It has no color. y) It exists in a variety of colors. z) Its color fades.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IT EXISTS IN A VARIETY OF COLORS
Description : The B-horizon of a pedalfer soil is noted for its accumulation of: w) carbonate x) nitrogen y) humus z) oxides
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- OXIDES
Description : The curved body of water formed when a meandering river reshapes and cuts off one of its bends is called: w) an Essing pond x) an Oxbow lake y) a Swensen pool z) a Groovy pool
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AN OXBOW LAKE
Description : Which of the following minerals is noted for its one perfect cleavage? w) calcite x) muscovite y) quartz z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MUSCOVITE
Description : Pangaea is the name of a former continent that included: w) all the continents x) only Europe and Asia y) only South America and Africa z) only North and South America
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALL THE CONTINENTS
Description : What mineral is the most dense? w) hematite x) cinnabar y) marcasite z) rhodochrosite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CINNABAR
Description : Which of the following mountain ranges was formed during the Mesozoic era? w) Rocky Mountains x) Cascades y) Appalachian z) Sierra Nevada
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SIERRA NEVADA