Description : Which of the following pairs contains one igneous and one sedimentary rock? w) shale and marble x) sandstone and quartzite y) granite and limestone z) obsidian and gneiss
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRANITE AND LIMESTONE
Description : When clay hardens into rock, it forms: w) coal x) limestone y) shale z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SHALE
Description : The aquifer of a famous artesian formation in the Great Plains is a layer of rock called the: w) Clinton limestone x) Dakota sandstone y) Pierre shale z) Vermont marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAKOTA SANDSTONE
Description : Of the following minerals, the one most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) calcite x) muscovite y) hornblende z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZ
Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
Description : Carbonic acid is extremely active in the chemical weathering of: w) feldspar x) quartz y) carbon z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
Description : The metamorphic rock which forms from pure limestone is: w) slate x) gneiss y) schist z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE
Description : Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- GRANITE
Description : Which of the following is an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRANITE
Description : An example of a rock whose minerals have been crushed into thin sheets or bands is: w) shale x) schist y) conglomerate z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SCHIST
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 is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Description : This sedimentary rock was used to build the Pantheon and the Colossium: w) marble x) travertine y) sandstone z) ironstone
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TRAVERTINE
Description : The rock in which ground water is LEAST likely to form caverns is: w) sandstone x) limestone y) salt z) rock gypsum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SANDSTONE
Description : Which one of the following is an example of chemical weathering? w) the splitting of a boulder x) the grinding of pebbles into sand y) the cleavage of a feldspar crystal z) the rusting of hornblende
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RUSTING OF HORNBLENDE
Description : Waste gases from industrial plants form acids that hasten chemical weathering. Most of the gases are compounds of: w) argon x) hydrogen y) iron z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR
Description : When shale weathers, it forms mostly: w) clay x) quartz y) soluble carbonates z) slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLAY
Description : The hydrolysis of orthoclase results in the formation of: w) shale x) kaolin y) lime z) hydrochloric acid
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- KAOLIN
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 : . Match List I (Original Rock) with List II (Metamorphic Rock) and select the correct answer using the code given below: L i st I L i st I I (Or i gi nal Rock ) (Met amor phi c Rock ) A. Granite I. Diamond B. Coal II. Marble C. ... II, C-IV, D-I (3) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Last Answer : (4) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Description : Caves are frequently associated with a certain kin of topography that includes sinkholes, disappearing streams and many limestone outcrops. With which of the following topographies are such features related? w) arid topography x) valley and ridge topography y) Karst topography z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- KARST TOPOGRAPHY
Description : The principal aquifer of the artesian wells of Florida is a: w) porous sandstone x) fissured limestone y) series of clay beds z) mass of pumice
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FISSURED LIMESTONE
Description : The black sand of the Hawaiian Islands is composed of which of the following? w) dark limestone x) quartz y) gypsum z) basalt
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BASALT
Description : Sandstone is metamorphosed to: (1) Shale (2) Slate (3) Quartzite (4) Marble
Last Answer : (3) Quartzite Explanation: Sandstone can be turned into a metamorphic rock by being either heated up to a point where it undergoes a significant change or subjected to high pressures, or ... some combination thereof. A common result of the metamorphosis of sandstone is the creation of quartzite.
Last Answer : Quartzite
Description : Which is a metamorphic rock, slate or shale?
Last Answer : ANSWER: SLATE
Description : Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock? (i) Slate (ii) Shale (iii) Quartzite The correct answer is (A) Only (iii) (B) Both (i) and (iii) (C) Both (ii) and (iii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Spot the odd item of the following : (1) Shale (2) Marble (3) Limestone (4) Sandstone
Last Answer : (2) Marble Explanation: Shale, sandstone and limestone are classic examples of sedimentary rocks; Marble is a type of metamorphic rock. It is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.
Description : Marble is the metamorphosed form of (1) Shale (2) Basalt (3) Sandstone (4) Limestone
Last Answer : (4) Limestone Explanation: Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of re-crystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Geologists use the term "marble" to refer ... and structures of the original carbonate rock (protolith) have typically been modified or destroyed.
Last Answer : Marble
Last Answer : Limestone
Description : Of the following choices, the color purple on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOREVISION
Description : Of the following, the color blue on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WATER
Description : Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock? w) anthracite coal x) bituminous coal y) lignite coal z) all of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ANTHRACITE
Description : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite
Description : A specialized form of concordant igneous intrusion that is characterized by a dome in the country rock and a nearly planar floor is called a: w) lopolith x) laccolith y) batholith z) stock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LACCOLITH
Description : An igneous rock which is commonly black, has a glassy texture, and has a conchoidal (pron: kong-koid-al) fracture is whic of the following? w) pelite (pron: pel-ite) x) calcite y) obsidian z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OBSIDIAN
Description : Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust is called: w) magma x) liquicite y) lava z) igneous
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MAGMA
Description : Which of the following is the name of the partly melted rock layer on which the plates move? w) lithosphere x) asthenosphere y) hydrosphere z) outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ASTHENOSPHERE
Description : The deposits of loess in the United States probabl originated as which of the following? w) talus x) rock flour y) humus z) geyserite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ROCK FLOUR
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 : Which one of the following is an igneous rock? (1) Sandstone (2) Shale (3) Quartzite (4) Granite
Last Answer : (4) Granite Explanation: Igneous rock is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock. In terms of modes of occurrence, igneous rocks can be either ... cools and solidifies within the crust of a planet. They form central cores of major mountain ranges.
Last Answer : Granite
Description : There is a specific term used by geologists to describ rock weathering in which shells or plates are broken away from a rock leaving it rounded in appearance. What is this term?
Last Answer : ANSWER: EXFOLIATION
Description : Rocks formed in layers are said to be: w) crystalline x) stratified y) chemical z) metamorphosed
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- STRATIFIED
Description : What is the chemical formula for quartz? w) CaCO-3 x) SiO-2 y) Fe-2O-3 z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SiO-2
Description : Which of the following is the chemical formula for calcite? w) CaCO3 x) CaMgSO4 y) FeCO3 z) FeS2
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CaCO3
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : Give the term that describes different crystalline modifications of the same chemical substance. Is it: w) polymorphism x) isomorphism y) tetrahedral z) perovskite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- POLYMORPHISM
Description : The chemical union of iron, oxygen and water forms w) magnetite x) hematite y) limonite z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LIMONITE