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

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 : 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

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Description : All of the following are examples of chemically precipitated sedimentary rock except: w) limestone x) sandstone y) dolomite

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Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite

Description : Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite

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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

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

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SHALE

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

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE

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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

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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

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Description : Iceland is least likely to have w) a fissure eruption x) a lava plateau y) an explosive eruption z) a shield volcano

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION

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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

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Description : Of the following, the color blue on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations

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Description : What is considered to be the oldest lake in North America? w) Mono Lake, CA x) Lake Superior, MI y) The Great Salt Lake, UT z) Crater Lake, OR

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MONO LAKE, CA

Which of the following is the mineral name for ordinary salt? w) biotite x) calcite y) halite z) dolomite

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

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

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

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

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE

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Description : Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock? w) anthracite coal x) bituminous coal y) lignite coal z) all of these

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Description : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite

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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

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

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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

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Description : A circular cavity ground out of bedrock by running water is called a: w) cave x) pothole y) sinkhole z) kettle hole

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Description : Field capacity represents the maximum quantity of water held: w) in the soil against the force of gravity x) in the ground water zone y) in the intermediate zone z) below the water table

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The fossils found in the tar pits of Rancho La Bre in Los Angeles included all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one was absent? w) saber-toothed cat x) dire wolf y) wooly mammoth z) giant ground sloth

Description : The fossils found in the tar pits of Rancho La Bre in Los Angeles included all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one was absent? w) saber-toothed cat x) dire wolf y) wooly mammoth z) giant ground sloth

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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

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

In which of the following mountain ranges are volcanic rocks least common? w) Andes x) Cascades y) Himalayas z) Sierra Nevadas

Description : In which of the following mountain ranges are volcanic rocks least common? w) Andes x) Cascades y) Himalayas z) Sierra Nevadas

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HIMALAYAS

The deep, least productive part of a lake is calle the: w) littoral zone x) profundal zone y) photic zone z) limnetic zone

Description : The deep, least productive part of a lake is calle the: w) littoral zone x) profundal zone y) photic zone z) limnetic zone

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PROFUNDAL ZONE

What form of runoff is water that flows down a slope within the upper layers of the soil rather than on top of them? w) interflow x) extraflow y) endoflow z) detrital runoff

Description : What form of runoff is water that flows down a slope within the upper layers of the soil rather than on top of them? w) interflow x) extraflow y) endoflow z) detrital runoff

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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

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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

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 

Most cave deposits form from which of the followin minerals? w) hematite x) calcite y) quartz z) none of these

Description : Most cave deposits form from which of the followin minerals? w) hematite x) calcite y) quartz z) none of these

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Which of the following does NOT form as a result o a low level temperature inversion? w) smog x) sleet y) tornado z) fog

Description : Which of the following does NOT form as a result o a low level temperature inversion? w) smog x) sleet y) tornado z) fog

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TORNADO 

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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

An agate is a form of what mineral? w) magnetite x) feldspar y) quartz z) copper

Description : An agate is a form of what mineral? w) magnetite x) feldspar y) quartz z) copper

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- QUARTZ

Igneous rocks that form from magma are known as: w) minerals x) granite y) intrusive rocks z) gneiss (pron: nice)

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

On which of the following does the capacity of a kilogram of air for holding water depend? w) the air pressure x) the air temperature y) the dust content of the air z) the ions in the air

Description : On which of the following does the capacity of a kilogram of air for holding water depend? w) the air pressure x) the air temperature y) the dust content of the air z) the ions in the air

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE AIR TEMPERATURE 

Which of the following is the most important erosional and transportation agent? w) wind x) water y) glaciers z) none of the above

Description : Which of the following is the most important erosional and transportation agent? w) wind x) water y) glaciers z) none of the above

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WATER

In an ocean, the upper layer of water with sufficient light penetration to support photosynthesis by aquatic plants i known as the: w) free zone x) plant zone y) photic zone z) primary zone

Description : In an ocean, the upper layer of water with sufficient light penetration to support photosynthesis by aquatic plants i known as the: w) free zone x) plant zone y) photic zone z) primary zone

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTIC ZONE

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)

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