Description : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would slate be found?
Last Answer : ANSWER: METAMORPHIC
Description : Rocks formed in layers are said to be: w) crystalline x) stratified y) chemical z) metamorphosed
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- STRATIFIED
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 : A rock composed of cemented sand and gravel is: w) shale x) conglomerate y) granite z) marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CONGLOMERATE
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
Description : Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? w) sandstone x) granite y) quartz z) marble
Description : This sedimentary rock was used to build the Pantheon and the Colossium: w) marble x) travertine y) sandstone z) ironstone
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TRAVERTINE
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 : Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical and mechanical weathering is: w) shale x) limestone y) marble z) quartzite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUARTZITE
Description : Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- GRANITE
Description : ________are defined as free falling fragments of rocks from steep cliff or slope. (A) Rockfalls (B) Toppling (C) Debris avalanche (D) Earthflow
Last Answer : (A) Rockfalls
Description : Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite
Last Answer : (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts
Description : Breccia belongs to which type of sedimentary rocks? (A) organic sedimentary (B) chemical sedimentary (C) clastic sedimentary (D) All of them
Last Answer : clastic sedimentary
Description : Which of the following is not a form of intrusive igneous rocks (A) Dykes (A) Sills (B) Laccoliths (C) Concordant
Last Answer : Concordant
Description : The oldest rocks that contain abundant fossils are: w) Precambrian x) Paleozoic y) Mesozoic z) Cenozoic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PALEOZOIC
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
Description : What is the name for a sloping pile of rocks at the foot of a cliff?
Last Answer : ANSWER: TALUS SLOPE
Description : Which of the following is the most important chemically-active fluid involved in the formation of rocks? w) hydrochloric acid x) sulfuric acid y) water z) methane
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WATER
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 : Certain substances are classified as water pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others as land pollutants. Which of the following pollutes all three parts of our environment? w) fluorocarbons x) smog y) acid rain z) ozone
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ACID RAIN
Description : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their acid-base characteristics or on
Last Answer : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their acid- ... . `H_(2)O` D. `CO_(2)`
Last Answer : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their ... P_(2)O_(5)` D. `FeO, CuO`
Last Answer : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their ... `Mn_(3)O_(4),N_(2)O_(5)`
Last Answer : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their ... C. CO,NO D. `Na_(2),CaO`
Last Answer : The binary compounds of oxygen with other elements are called oxides. They are classified depending either upon their acid- ... . `N_(2)O, C_(3)O_(2)`
Description : Polymers are classified into four categories namely thermosetting, thermoplastic, elastomer and fibre depending upon their (A) Molecular sizes (B) Magnitude of intermolecular forces (C) Resistance to heat (D) Polymerisation mechanism
Last Answer : (B) Magnitude of intermolecular forces
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A fat is converted into oil by its hydrogenation (B) There is no difference between a fat and an oil so far as its physical properties are ... Vegetable oils are classified as drying, non-drying and semi drying oils depending upon their fatty acids content
Last Answer : (C) All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon atoms
Description : Give the general term used to designate the sand, silt, and mud deposited by a stream, along its bank or upon its flooplain, during periods of high water.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ALLUVIUM or ALLUVIAL
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 : What Igneous rocks are classified based upon their mineral compositions and?
Last Answer : Need answer
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 : Valleys formed by glaciers always have which of the following characteristics? w) U-shaped cross sections x) straight courses y) uniform slopes z) bedrock floors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- U-SHAPED CROSS SECTIONS
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : Coal is believed to have been principally formed in which of the following types of environment? w) river beds x) swamps y) volcanic regions z) deserts
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SWAMPS
Description : According to the French scientist Buffon, the solar system formed when our sun w) was first formed x) collided with a comet y) began to cool down z) began to expand.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COLLIDED WITH A COMET
Description : Which of the following mountain ranges were formed as a result of volcanic action? w) Appalachians x) Teton Range y) Front Range z) Cascade Range
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CASCADE RANGE
Description : In the nebular hypothesis, each planet is formed from which of the following? w) a comet x) a number of moons y) a passing star z) a ring of gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- A RING OF GAS
Description : The curved body of water formed when a meandering river reshapes and cuts off one of its bends is called: w) an Essing pond x) an Oxbow lake y) a Swensen pool z) a Groovy pool
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AN OXBOW LAKE
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 : Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is: w) it was formed above a mid-ocean rift. x) it is part of the "Ring of Fire". y) two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other under Iceland. z) the American plate is diving under the European plate in this region.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT WAS FORMED ABOVE A MID-OCEAN RIFT.
Description : Which of the following elements is found in the earth's crust as both a native element and as a compound? w) argon x) copper y) chlorine z) silicon
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COPPER
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
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WOOLY MAMMOTH
Description : The most common mineral found in igneous rock is: w) feldspar x) olivine y) muscovite z) fluorite
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FELDSPAR
Description : Most natural minerals can be found in what two crysta systems?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ORTHORHOMBIC AND MONOCLINIC
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 : In which of the following is a continental glacier found? w) Switzerland x) the Rockies y) Greenland z) the Andes Mountains
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GREENLAND
Description : In which of these states can large numbers of drumlins be found? w) Oregon x) California y) Texas z) Wisconsin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WISCONSIN
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 : While many different gases are found in the atmosphere, a number do NOT contribute significantly to solar heating of the atmosphere. Which TWO of the following gases do NOT absorb much heat? w) carbon dioxide x) nitrogen y) water vapor z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X and Z -- NITROGEN and OXYGEN