Description : The saltation of sand grains refers to the sand grains: w) being coated with salt x) moving in jumps and bounces y) moving in a steady stream z) being cemented together
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MOVING IN JUMPS AND BOUNCES
Description : Certain clay layers deposited at the end of the cretaceous period are enriched in what element?
Last Answer : ANSWER: IRIDIUM
Description : What term is applied to dry stream channels with nearly vertical walls and flat bottoms which are characteristic of semi-arid regions. They may suddenly become filled with torrential waters after heavy rains. The term has a Spanish origin.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ARROYO
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
Last Answer : ANSWER: 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 : Of the following four geologic periods, which is the most recent? w) Devonian x) Silurian y) Permian z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- JURASSIC
Description : Of the following four geologic periods, which is the oldest? w) Devonian x) Silurian y) Permian z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SILURIAN
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 : 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 : What caused the silt to be deposited?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The ratio of the total sediment deposited in the reservoir to the total sediment flowing in the river, is called trap efficiency ( ... less (C) Large capacity reservoirs on small rivers generally silt more (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A yazoo stream flows through which of the following? w) gorge x) divide y) backswamp z) water gap
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BACKSWAMP
Description : The Coriolis effect is responsible for which atmospheric phenomenon? w) trade winds x) the jet stream y) monsoons z) hurricanes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HURRICANES
Description : The jet-stream lies between which two layers of th earth's atmosphere? w) thermosphere and ionosphere x) mesosphere and thermosphere y) troposphere and stratosphere z) stratosphere and mesosphere
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE
Description : You are adrift off the coast of Miami, Florida in the Gulf Stream. Where would you most likely land? w) Argentina x) Louisiana y) New York z) The British Isles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE BRITISH ISLES
Description : Which one of these glacial features is believed to have formed in the bed of a subglacial stream? w) an esker x) a kame y) a drumlin z) a moraine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AN ESKER
Description : Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake? (A) Denali fault (B) Himalayan frontal thrust (C) Alpine fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Denali fault
Description : The principal mineral in most sand beaches is w) quartz x) orthoclase y) magnetite z) muscovite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 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 : 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 : Which of the following are barchans? w) deflation basins x) oases y) crescent-shaped dunes z) sand storms
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CRESCENT-SHAPED DUNES
Description : The surface of a "desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following? w) loose sand x) sand and clay y) pebbles and boulders z) concrete and cement
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
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 : Which of the following procedures should be used to maintain a large electric motor during periods of inactivity? A. A thin layer of air-drying varnish should be applied on the windings. B. ... periodically to remove carbon dust. D. Space heaters should be used to prevent condensation of moisture.
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : What happens to a river when sediment is deposited along it's bank?
Last Answer : It might get more narrow, I mean since they are rocks it will close the path more
Description : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would marble be found?
Last Answer : ANSWER: METAMORPHIC
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 : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would slate be found?
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 mineral breaks along preferred directions is called A) cleavage B) hardness C) crystal form D) fracture
Last Answer : cleavage
Description : In geological studies, a fracture in the earth's surface along which movement has taken place is termed: w) tension fracture x) gash fracture y) fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FAULT
Description : There are three commonly detectable points of zero polarization of diffuse sky radiation, neutral points, lying along the vertical circle through the sun. Which of the following is NOT one of these points? Is it the: w) Arago Point x) Babinet Point y) Brewster Point z) Longfellow Point
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LONGFELLOW POINT
Description : Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of (a) sand and zinc (b) gravel and calcium (c) clay and humus (d) silt and earthworm.
Last Answer : (c) clay and humus
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 : Why is most of the silt in the Mississippi delta is found farther out to sea than the sand?
Last Answer : Water's ability to transport a load (a grain of sediment)depends on how fast it is flowing. Fast flowing water can moveboulders but as the water slows its ability to move thingsdiminishes. As ... deposits its last sand firstand only the finest silt is carried further by the inertia of theflow.
Description : What is the name of the soil that is 60 silt 20 sand and 20 clay?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is a type of soil that has significant amounts of sand silt and clay.?
Last Answer : Loamy Soil.
Description : Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel (a) BCDA (b) ABCD (c) DCBA (d) ADCB
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as: (a) loamy soil (b) sandy soil (c) clayey soil (d) desert soil
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Match the following : A. Chernozems 1. Rich in calcium carbonate B. Black soil 2. Contains aluminium compound C. Laterite 3. Richest soils in the world D. Terra Rosa 4. Formed in limestone E. Alluvial soil 5. It is a mixture of clay, sand and ... 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 3 1 2 4 5 (c) 4 5 3 1 2 (d) 3 4 5 2 1
Description : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is termed as
Last Answer : Ans. Soil texture
Description : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called (A) Soil texture (B) Soil aggregation (C) Soil structure (D) Soil taxonomy
Last Answer : (A) Soil texture
Description : A well is considered to be good if it is sunk into (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Coarse gravel (D) Silt
Last Answer : (C) Coarse gravel
Description : The specific retention is least in case of (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Coarse gravel
Last Answer : (D) Coarse gravel
Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Which of the following soils has more plasticity index? (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Gravel
Last Answer : (C) Clay