When clay hardens into rock, it forms: w) coal x) limestone y) shale z) quartzite

When clay hardens into rock, it forms: w) coal x) limestone y) shale z) quartzite
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Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) shale x) limestone y) marble z) quartzite

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When shale weathers, it forms mostly: w) clay x) quartz y) soluble carbonates z) slate

Description : When shale weathers, it forms mostly: w) clay x) quartz y) soluble carbonates z) slate

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLAY

Which of the following is an igneous rock? w) Granite x) Shale y) Coal z) Slate

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The metamorphic rock which forms from pure limestone is: w) slate x) gneiss y) schist z) marble

Description : The metamorphic rock which forms from pure limestone is: w) slate x) gneiss y) schist z) marble

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Description : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble

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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

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

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The rock in which ground water is LEAST likely to form caverns is: w) sandstone x) limestone y) salt z) rock gypsum

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Description : Carbonic acid is extremely active in the chemical weathering of: w) feldspar x) quartz y) carbon z) quartzite

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Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS

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

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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

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Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble

Description : Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE

This sedimentary rock was used to build the Pantheon and the Colossium: w) marble x) travertine y) sandstone z) ironstone

Description : This sedimentary rock was used to build the Pantheon and the Colossium: w) marble x) travertine y) sandstone z) ironstone

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The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it: w) igneous x) metamorphic y) sedimentary z) fossilized

Description : The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it: w) igneous x) metamorphic y) sedimentary z) fossilized

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The chemical union of iron, oxygen and water forms w) magnetite x) hematite y) limonite z) pyrite

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Which one of the following is an igneous rock? (1) Sandstone (2) Shale (3) Quartzite (4) Granite

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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

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

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The streak of a mineral can be obtained most easil by performing which of the following tests? w) rubbing the mineral on an unglazed white tile x) putting the mineral into acid y) scratching the mineral with a diamond z) examining the mineral under a microscope

Description : The streak of a mineral can be obtained most easil by performing which of the following tests? w) rubbing the mineral on an unglazed white tile x) putting the mineral into acid y) scratching the mineral with a diamond z) examining the mineral under a microscope

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RUBBING THE MINERAL ON AN UNGLAZED WHITE TILE

Which of the following sedimentary rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action? (A) Sand stone (B) Lime stone (C) Shale (D) Gypsum

Description : Which of the following sedimentary rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action? (A) Sand stone (B) Lime stone (C) Shale (D) Gypsum

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Which of the following materials is used along with iron ore and limestone to produce iron in a modern blast furnace? w) coke x) cementite y) coal z) bauxite

Description : Which of the following materials is used along with iron ore and limestone to produce iron in a modern blast furnace? w) coke x) cementite y) coal z) bauxite

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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

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Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALL THE CONTINENTS

What mineral is the most dense? w) hematite x) cinnabar y) marcasite z) rhodochrosite

Description : What mineral is the most dense? w) hematite x) cinnabar y) marcasite z) rhodochrosite

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Which of the following mountain ranges was formed during the Mesozoic era? w) Rocky Mountains x) Cascades y) Appalachian z) Sierra Nevada

Description : Which of the following mountain ranges was formed during the Mesozoic era? w) Rocky Mountains x) Cascades y) Appalachian z) Sierra Nevada

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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

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

Cloud droplets unite most easily to form raindrops in clouds containing which of the following substances? w) ozone x) plant pollen y) carbon tetrachloride z) large salt crystals

Description : Cloud droplets unite most easily to form raindrops in clouds containing which of the following substances? w) ozone x) plant pollen y) carbon tetrachloride z) large salt crystals

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LARGE SALT CRYSTALS