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 : Which of the following minerals is a source of copper? w) Bauxite (pron: box-ite) x) Hematite y) Malachite z) Galena
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MALACHITE
Description : In geological studies, arkose contains which of th following minerals which gives it a reddish color? w) orthoclase x) calcite y) aragonite (pron: a-rag-o-nite) z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ORTHOCLASE
Description : Igneous rocks that form from magma are known as: w) minerals x) granite y) intrusive rocks z) gneiss (pron: nice)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- INTRUSIVE ROCKS
Description : North American Indians used this mineral of volcanic origin to make tips for arrows: w) obsidian x) quartz y) flint z) pumice
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- OBSIDIAN
Description : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
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 : 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 an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRANITE
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 of the following is the mineral name for ordinary salt? w) biotite x) calcite y) halite z) dolomite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HALITE
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 : Most cave deposits form from which of the followin minerals? w) hematite x) calcite y) quartz z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CALCITE
Description : The nickname, "Fool's Gold," refers to which of th following? w) calcite x) apatite y) fluorite z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PYRITE
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 : Which of the following materials is the hardest? w) calcite x) silicon carbide y) topaz z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SILICON CARBIDE
Description : Which of these pairs of minerals are always found in granites? w) muscovite and calcite x) quartz and orthoclase y) hornblende and talc z) augite and magnetite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUARTZ AND ORTHOCLASE
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 : Which of the following minerals is a source of iro w) Bauxite (pron: box-ite) x) Hematite (pron: he-ma-tite) y) Malachite (pron: mal-ah-kite) z) Galena (pron: ga-lee-nah)
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEMATITE
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 : What type of rocks are formed as a result of volcanic activity? w) metamorphic x) sedimentary y) igneous z) Hudson
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IGNEOUS
Description : Large streams that enter a standing body of water produce which of the following geological features at their mouths? w) deltas x) load casts y) anticlines z) sync (pron: sink)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DELTAS
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 : 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 : Pedocal (pron: ped-eh-kal) soils are usually found to have developed in: w) forests x) swamps y) grasslands z) jungles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRASSLANDS
Description : On a topographic map, lines that indicate water depth are termed: w) isogonic lines (pron: eye-seh-gone-ik) x) bathymetric lines (pron: bath-i-meh-trik) y) isopachs z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BATHYMETRIC LINES
Description : The disappearance of the dinosaurs also marks the end of which geological era? w) Precambrian x) Cambrian y) Mesozoic (pron: mez-ah-zo-ik) z) Cenozoic (pron: see-nah-zo-ik)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MESOZOIC
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 : 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 : Apatite is what number on Moh's (pron: moes: rhyme with toes) hardness scale? w) 1 x) 3 y) 5 z) 7
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5
Description : Deposits that form when the ice in a glacier melts are called: w) drifts x) dunes y) veins z) cirques (pron: serks)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DRIFTS
Description : A lake or pond community is also known as a: w) pelagic community (pron: pe-laj-ick) x) benthic community (pron: ben-thick) y) lentic community (pron: len-tick) z) lotic community (pron: lot-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LENTIC COMMUNITY
Description : An open-ocean community is also called a: w) pelagic community (pron: pe-laj-ick) x) benthic community (pron: ben-thik) y) lentic community (pron: len-tick) z) lotic community (pron: lot-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PELAGIC COMMUNITY
Description : Which of the following minerals is NOT a silicate? w) orthoclase x) muscovite y) augite (pron: aw-jIt) z) magnetite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MAGNETITE
Description : Fine parallel lines, or striations, are most likel to be seen on a cleavage surface of which of the following minerals? w) quartz x) orthoclase y) hornblende z) plagioclase (pron: play-gee-o-klase)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PLAGIOCLASE
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 : 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 : In geological studies, the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, commonly called the Moho, is the boundary between the w) the mantle and the crust x) asthenosphere and the mantle y) mantle and the outer core z) outer core and the inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE MANTLE AND THE CRUST
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 : 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 : 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 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 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