Super Quiz ™ PowerPoint Test 3 2010-2011

1. Super Quiz™PowerPoint Test 32010-2011

2. Question 1 The study of the spatial relationships between one body of rock and another is a. Biostratigraphy b. Chronostratigraphy c. Lithostratigraphy d. Paleoclimatology e. Petrology

3. Question 1 The study of the spatial relationships between one body of rock and another is c. Lithostratigraphy (24, 1, 1)

4. Question 2 Marginal farmland can become productive when it is converted into a. farms of cereal crops b. grass for livestock c. stream channels d. estuarine environments e. refill earth for subsidence

5. Question 2 Marginal farmland can become productive when it is converted into • grass for livestock • (69, 2, 2)

6. Question 3 When a scientist shares his or her findings with other scientists, that scientist is a. analyzing data b. communicating c. experimenting d. hypothesizing e. theorizing

7. Question 3 When a scientist shares his or her findings with other scientists, that scientist is • communicating • (7, 1, 1)

8. Question 4 Slope undercutting is MOST closely associated with a. earthquake tremors b. glacial sediments c. bedding planes d. metamorphic rocks e. wedge failure

9. Question 4 Slope undercutting is MOST closely associated with • glacial sediments • (64, 2, 2)

10. Question 5 The spatial arrangement of a mineral’s crystal a. varies according to origin and age b. is determined by the geological condition c. is not always determinable in older specimen d. is only determinable under certain temperatures e. varies according to weathering and erosion

11. Question 5 The spatial arrangement of a mineral’s crystal • is determined by the geological condition • (21, 2, 6)

12. Question 6 Of all the planets, the ONLY one known to have water in a liquid form is a. Earth b. Venus c. Mars d. Mercury e. Uranus

13. Question 6 Of all the planets, the ONLY one known to have water in a liquid form is a. Earth (21, 2, 6)

14. Question 7 The term “subsidence” refers to a. contamination of the groundwater supply b. accumulation of a levee behind a dam c. sinking of ground when groundwater has been removed from the area d. intrusion of fresh water into a brine environment e. lithospheric melting and mixing

15. Question 7 The term “subsidence” refers to c. sinking of ground when groundwater has been removed from the area (38, 1, 1)

16. Question 8 The first change in rocks undergoing metamorphism involves a. melting into smallest components b. recrystallizing of grains c. rearrangement of mineral grains d. reactions among minerals e. transformation by contact

17. Question 8 The first change in rocks undergoing metamorphism involves • rearrangement of mineral grains • (16, 1, 1)

18. Question 9 The “rate of decay” of a radioactive material is also known as a a. parent isotope b. daughter isotope c. half-life d. cycle e. decay equation

19. Question 9 The “rate of decay” of a radioactive material is also known as a • half-life • (23, 1, 1)

20. Question 10 The largest group of minerals consists of a. carbonates b. halides c. oxides d. silicates e. dolomite

21. Question 10 The largest group of minerals consists of • silicates • (13, 2, 1)

22. Question 11 Deposits of loose material that accumulate along the edge of a shore form a. sand bars b. beaches c. coral reefs d. islands e. barrier islands

23. Question 11 Deposits of loose material that accumulate along the edge of a shore form • beaches • (47, diagram)

24. Question 12 A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is characterized as a scientific a. corollary b. inference c. inquiry d. observation e. theory

25. Question 12 A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is characterized as a scientific • theory • (6, 2, 2-3)

26. Question 13 A river flows into a calm body of water to form a(n) a. delta b. alluvial fan c. natural levee d. atoll e. point bar

27. Question 13 A river flows into a calm body of water to form a(n) • delta • (54, 1, 4)

28. Question 14 The edge of the continent, just below the water surface, with a slope that gradually inclines is the a. continental shelf b. continental rise c. continental slope d. abyssal plain e. underwater mountain ridge

29. Question 14 The edge of the continent, just below the water surface, with a slope that gradually inclines is the • continental shelf • (48, 76, figure)

30. Question 15 The process that links geographically separated rocks based on the fossils they contain is called a. absolute age dating b. biostratigraphic correlation c. carbon-14 dating d. radiometric dating e. lithostratigraphic dating

31. Question 15 The process that links geographically separated rocks based on the fossils they contain is called • biostratigraphic correlation • (26, 1, 2)

32. Question 16 A detective’s “suspects” are analogous to a scientist’s a. hypothesis b. prediction c. theory d. preconception e. intuition

33. Question 16 A detective’s “suspects” are analogous to a scientist’s • hypothesis • (6, 2, 3)

34. Question 17 The study of sedimentary geology revolves around an understanding of the Earth’s a. core b. crust c. mantle d. atmosphere e. hydrosphere

35. Question 17 The study of sedimentary geology revolves around an understanding of the Earth’s • crust • (4, 1, 1)

36. Question 18 The city of Herculaneum in Italy was destroyed by a a. dry loess b. wedge failure c. planar weakness d. mudflow e. sturzstrom

37. Question 18 The city of Herculaneum in Italy was destroyed by a • mudflow • (64, 1, 1)

38. Question 19 A delta is made up of sediments that are deposited a. at the mouth of a river b. on the inside of a meandering stream c. at a mountain front d. on the outside of a braided stream e. from sand and gravel deposited during a flood

39. Question 19 A delta is made up of sediments that are deposited • at the mouth of a river • (54, 2, 1)

40. Question 20 The matter that formed the Earth was created from a. a condensing dead star b. a distant star collision c. an aggregation of dust and granular material d. the collapsing of the Sun e. gravitation interaction of tiny crystallized grains

41. Question 20 The matter that formed the Earth was created from • an aggregation of dust and granular material • (9, 1, 1)

42. Question 21 Lin suggests that natural stickiness of tiny grains of material in the early solar system is enhanced by a. speed b. collision c. gravity d. temperature e. distance

43. Question 21 Lin suggests that natural stickiness of tiny grains of material in the early solar system is enhanced by • collision • (9, 2, 11)

44. Question 22 Lava that cools quickly forms which of the following? a. extrusive metamorphic rock b. intrusive metamorphic rock c. extrusive igneous rock d. intrusive igneous rock e. sedimentary rock

45. Question 22 Lava that cools quickly forms which of the following? • extrusive igneous rock • (12, figure)

46. Question 23 A sheltered body of water between the mainland and an offshore barrier forms a(n) a. estuary b. lagoon c. lake d. river e. swamp

47. Question 23 A sheltered body of water between the mainland and an offshore barrier forms a(n) • lagoon • (47, figure)

48. Question 24 The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of a a. mid-ocean ridge b. convergent boundary c. divergent boundary d. transform boundary e. hot spot

49. Question 24 The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of a • divergent boundary • (83, 2, 1)

50. Question 25 Which energy source has approximately 17,500 quads remaining, in total world resources? a. biomass b. coal c. crude oil d. natural gas e. nuclear