Super Quiz ™ PowerPoint Test 4 2010-2011

Super Quiz™PowerPoint Test 42010-2011

Question 1 The age of fossil, or rock, in years before present is its a. absolute age b. relative age c. normal age d. decay age e. nuclear age

Question 1 The age of fossil, or rock, in years before present is its • absolute age • (23, 2, 2)

Question 2 All of the following are a type of non-detrimental land management EXCEPT a. conservation tillage b. stubble mulch c. residue tillage d. crop residual e. till farming

Question 2 All of the following are a type of non-detrimental land management EXCEPT • till farming • (69, 2, 2)

Question 3 Scientists test a hypothesis by a. creating paradigms b. designing models c. drawing conclusions d. formulating questions e. performing experiments

Question 3 Scientists test a hypothesis by • performing experiments • (7, 1, 1)

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

Question 4 Schistosity is MOST closely associated with • metamorphic rocks • (64, 1, 3)

Question 5 Minerals are composed of a. crystals and clastic parts b. elements and compounds c. liquids and gases d. mixtures and suspensions e. solutions and suspensions

Question 5 Minerals are composed of • elements and compounds • (21, 2, 6)

Question 6 The inner planets are all similar because their a. period of rotation is the same b. period of revolution is the same c. systems support double planets d. elemental composition is similar e. axes are almost identical

Question 6 The inner planets are all similar because their • elemental composition is similar • (8, 2, 2)

Question 7 Which of the following is closest to the surface? a. capillary fringe b. saturated zone c. water table d. zone of aeration e. layer of soil moisture

Question 7 Which of the following is closest to the surface? • layer of soil moisture • (28, figure)

Question 8 Burial metamorphism occurs a. during the formation of mountains b. inside the upper crust c. due to weathering and erosion d. within sea-beds e. within volcanoes

Question 8 Burial metamorphism occurs • inside the upper crust • (16, 1, 2)

Question 9 In order to determine ages of rocks in years, geologists rely heavily upon a. silicates b. calcium carbonate c. clay aquicludes d. varves e. unstable isotopes

Question 9 In order to determine ages of rocks in years, geologists rely heavily upon • unstable isotopes • (23, 1, 1)

Question 10 The fundamental characteristic used for silicate identification is a. amount of foliation b. silicon/oxygen ratio c. interlocking large crystals d. coarseness of grains e. glassiness of texture

Question 10 The fundamental characteristic used for silicate identification is • silicon/oxygen ratio • (13, 2, 1)

Question 11 Coral reefs are situated on a. continental shelves b. continental rises c. continental slopes d. abyssal plains e. alluvial fans

Question 11 Coral reefs are situated on • continental shelves • (76, 1, 2)

Question 12 A series of logical steps that is followed in order to answer a question about the natural world is called a. experimental process b. scientific theory c. scientific method d. hypothetical approach e. logical inquisition

Question 12 A series of logical steps that is followed in order to answer a question about the natural world is called • scientific method • (5, 1, 1)

Question 13 Which of the following does NOT determine whether a stream is straight, braided, or meandering? a. flow volume b. sediment load c. erosion to riverbank d. length of river e. slope angle

Question 13 Which of the following does NOT determine whether a stream is straight, braided, or meandering? • length of river • (53, 1, 1)

Question 14 The submerged side of a continent that becomes the ocean basin is the a. continental shelf b. continental rise c. continental slope d. abyssal plain e. underwater mountain ridge

Question 14 The submerged side of a continent that becomes the ocean basin is the • abyssal plain • (76, figure)

Question 15 In a 5-layered stack of sedimentary rock, the oldest rocks are found in a. level 1 (bottom of stack) b. level 2 (immediately below 1) c. level 3 (immediately below 2) d. level 4 (immediately above 5) e. level 5 (top of stack)

Question 15 In a 5-layered stack of sedimentary rock, the oldest rocks are found in • level 1 (bottom of stack) • (24, 1, 4)

Question 16 Active volcanoes are MOST likely to form at a. transform boundaries b. coup de grace centers c. the center of continents d. oceanic–continental boundaries e. continent-continent boundaries

Question 16 Active volcanoes are MOST likely to form at • oceanic–continental boundaries • (84, figure)

Question 17 The scientific method is all of the following EXCEPT a. a set of steps b. a method c. a process d. a formula e. a cycle

Question 17 The scientific method is all of the following EXCEPT • a formula • (5, 1, 1)

Question 18 The Kansu in China is an example of a a. landslide in dry loess b. wedge failure c. planar weakness d. mudflow e. sturzstrom

Question 18 The Kansu in China is an example of a • landslide in dry loess • (64, 1, 2)

Question 19 A plain, underlain by an accumulation of mixed sediment, and where a stream flows into a body of standing water forms a a. bank swamp b. channel gravel c. delta d. flood plain e. natural levee

Question 19 A plain, underlain by an accumulation of mixed sediment, and where a stream flows into a body of standing water forms a • delta • (54, 2, 1)

Question 20 Which of the following are formed when two continental plates collide? a. mountain ranges b. rift valleys c. strike-slip faults d. trenches e. volcanoes

Question 20 Which of the following are formed when two continental plates collide? • mountain ranges • (84, figure)

Question 21 As planetesimals increase in size, they are more dramatically impacted by a. speed b. collision c. gravity d. temperature e. distance

Question 21 As planetesimals increase in size, they are more dramatically impacted by • gravity • (9, 2, 11)

Question 22 The type of rocks formed during metamorphism depend on all the following EXCEPT a. Earth's magnetic field b. high temperature c. the original rock's composition d. high pressure e. the elemental content of pore fluids

Question 22 The type of rocks formed during metamorphism depend on all the following EXCEPT • Earth's magnetic field • (22, 1, 1)

Question 23 An area formed at the mouth of the river where mud and sand has been deposited a. delta b. aquifer c. current d. guyot e. fjord

Question 23 An area formed at the mouth of the river where mud and sand has been deposited • delta • (54, 1, 4)

Question 24 The Andes mountain range of South America was formed at a a. convergent boundary b. hot spot c. divergent boundary d. transform boundary e. mid-ocean ridge

Question 24 The Andes mountain range of South America was formed at a • convergent boundary • (83, 2, 3)

Question 25 Which energy source has approximately 67,500 quads remaining, in total world resources? a. biomass b. coal c. crude oil d. natural gas e. nuclear

Super Quiz ™ PowerPoint Test 4 2010-2011