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 NOT a silicate? w) orthoclase x) muscovite y) augite (pron: aw-jIt) z) magnetite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MAGNETITE
Description : Which of the following pairs of minerals are difficult to tell apart because both are always dark in color and almost equally hard? w) muscovite and orthoclase x) muscovite and quartz y) hornblende and talc z) hornblende and augite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HORNBLENDE AND AUGITE
Description : Which one of the following minerals does NOT contain silica tetrahedrons? w) quartz x) muscovite y) halite z) orthoclase
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HALITE
Description : An agate is a form of what mineral? w) magnetite x) feldspar y) quartz z) copper
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- QUARTZ
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
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 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 : Orthoclase is what number on Moh's hardness scale? w) 4 x) 5 y) 6 z) 7
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 6
Description : The hydrolysis of orthoclase results in the formation of: w) shale x) kaolin y) lime z) hydrochloric acid
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- KAOLIN
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 : The chemical union of iron, oxygen and water forms w) magnetite x) hematite y) limonite z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LIMONITE
Description : What is the chemical formula for quartz? w) CaCO-3 x) SiO-2 y) Fe-2O-3 z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SiO-2
Description : Which of the following reasons explains why quartz cannot be identified by its color alone? w) Its color is too faint. x) It has no color. y) It exists in a variety of colors. z) Its color fades.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IT EXISTS IN A VARIETY OF COLORS
Description : When shale weathers, it forms mostly: w) clay x) quartz y) soluble carbonates z) slate
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLAY
Description : Carbonic acid is extremely active in the chemical weathering of: w) feldspar x) quartz y) carbon z) quartzite
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 : What is the name of the white clay which has been used for thousands of years in the fabrication of ceramic bodies? Is it: w) Talc x) Kaolin y) Feldspar z) Quartz
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 the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARBLE
Description : The principal volcanic gas (in terms of quantity) is: w) carbon dioxide x) nitrogen dioxide y) sulfur dioxide z) steam (H2O)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- STEAM (H2O)
Description : Of the following states, the principal bituminous coal producing state in the United States is: w) Tennessee x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) West Virginia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST VIRGINIA
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
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FISSURED LIMESTONE
Description : What mineral is the most dense? w) hematite x) cinnabar y) marcasite z) rhodochrosite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CINNABAR
Description : Which of the following is the mineral name for ordinary salt? w) biotite x) calcite y) halite z) dolomite
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
Description : The mineral halite is: w) potassium chloride x) sodium chloride y) calcium chloride z) calcium bromide
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SODIUM CHLORIDE
Description : Which of the following gases is given off in the acid test of a carbonate mineral? w) chlorine x) nitrogen y) carbon dioxide z) sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON DIOXIDE
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 : 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 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 : What is the last mineral to crystallize from a magma in Bowen’s reaction series (A) olivine (B) quartz (C) pyroxene (D) Biotite
Last Answer : quartz
Description : "Fool's gold" is a common name for this mineral: w) halite x) cinnabar y) magnetite z) pyrite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PYRITE
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALL THE CONTINENTS
Description : Which of the following mountain ranges was formed during the Mesozoic era? w) Rocky Mountains x) Cascades y) Appalachian z) Sierra Nevada
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SIERRA NEVADA
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
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
Description : Which of the following is an average number of inches of snow equal to one inch of rain? w) 1 inch x) 5 inches y) 10 inches z) 25 inches
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10 inches
Description : When the difference in the temperature of the wet-bulb thermometer and dry-bulb thermometer is large, what does it indicate about the air? w) it is very dry x) it is nearly saturated y) it is very warm z) it is very cold
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS VERY DRY
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
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
Description : What is considered to be the approximate difference in average temperature between the "little ice age" and today? w) 1 to 3 degrees centigrade x) 5 to 8 degrees centigrade y) 10 to 12 degrees centigrade z) 15 to 20 degrees centigrade
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1 TO 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE
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
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INTERFLOW