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 : Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) shale x) limestone y) marble z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZITE
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 : 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 : 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 : Carbonic acid is extremely active in the chemical weathering of: w) feldspar x) quartz y) carbon z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe the appearance of a mineral in transmitted light? Is it: w) diaphaneity (pron: die-ah-fah-na-ah-tee) x) translucence y) opaqueness z) porosity
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DIAPHANEITY
Description : To what does the atmosphere's "greenhouse effect" refer to? w) the fact that ozone reflects ultraviolet radiation x) the fact that air prevents heat from leaving the earth y) the fact that clouds prevent sunlight from reaching the earth z) the fact that green plants use sunlight to produce food
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE FACT THAT AIR PREVENTS HEAT FROM LEAVING THE EARTH
Description : The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates. (A) African plate and Arabian plate (B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate (C) African plate and Pacific plate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) African plate and Arabian plate
Description : The tectonic plates on which India and the adjacen portion of Asia ride are colliding at a rate of: w) 1-10 millimeters per year x) 1-10 centimeters per year y) 1-10 meters per year z) 1-10 decimeters per year
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1-10 CENTIMETERS PER YEAR
Description : Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is: w) it was formed above a mid-ocean rift. x) it is part of the "Ring of Fire". y) two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other under Iceland. z) the American plate is diving under the European plate in this region.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT WAS FORMED ABOVE A MID-OCEAN RIFT.
Description : Is a type of weathering where rock is broken down as it absorbs?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by?
Last Answer : Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.
Description : In geological studies, a breccia contains particle that have which of the following shapes? w) rounded x) angular y) square z) spheroidal
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR
Description : What type of drainage pattern would you expect to find where the main streams are parallel and very long and the edge of the folded sedimentary rock (weak and resistant) forms long parallel belts? (A) Dendritic (B) Rectangular (C) Radial (D) Trellised
Last Answer : (D) Trellised
Description : Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____? (A) Fault zone (B) Fault Plane (C) Fault scarp (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fault Plane
Description : A rock is (A)a naturally occurring, hard, solid substance (B) any hard, solid substance on earth (C)an aggregate of minerals (D)only produced by cooling of magma
Last Answer : an aggregate of minerals
Description : Identification of Calcite in sedimentary rock can be done by using (A) the rock will glow in the dark (B) the rock will break to form smooth surfaces (D) the rock will taste salty (C) hydrochloric acid will cause the calcite to fizz
Last Answer : hydrochloric acid will cause the calcite to fizz
Description : Which of the following describes the Gabbro? (A) fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (B) Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (C) Fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica (D) Coarse -grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica
Last Answer : Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica
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 : When clay hardens into rock, it forms: w) coal x) limestone y) shale z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SHALE
Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
Description : Which is a metamorphic rock, slate or shale?
Last Answer : ANSWER: SLATE
Description : What is molten rock that remains underground called?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MAGMA
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 metamorphic rock which forms from pure limestone is: w) slate x) gneiss y) schist z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE
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 : 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 : All of the following are examples of chemically precipitated sedimentary rock except: w) limestone x) sandstone y) dolomite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SANDSTONE
Description : Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Description : Which of the following is an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRANITE
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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Elements in which electrons of their atoms occupy ultimate shells leaving penultimate shells partially vacant are called
Last Answer : transition elements.
Description : The applications of the Finite Element Method in two-dimensional analyses are . a.stretching of plates b.gravity of dams c.axisymmetric shells d.all of the above
Last Answer : c.axisymmetric shells
Description : What characteristics do geologists use to classify a metamorphic rock?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : How do geologists figure out rock layer puzzles?
Last Answer : Geologist must use their knowledge of the events that disturb orremove rock-layer sequences to help piece together the history ofEarth as told by the rock record.
Description : What did geologists study to determine the pressure and temperature at which metamorphic rock formed?
Description : What features do a rock geologists observe when classifying them?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : How can a rocks composition help geologists to classify the rock?
Last Answer : tell me the answer I'm the one asked it