Question 1

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres,which of the following is (are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  atmosphere
B)  lithosphere
C)  biosphere
D)  hydrosphere
E)  both the biosphere and hydrosphereF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  locations 1 and 2
B)  locations 2 and 3
C)  locations 3 and 4
D)  locations 1,2,and 3
E)  locations 5 and 6F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 3

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  asthenosphere is less rigid
B)  asthenosphere flows less easily
C)  asthenosphere is cooler
D)  asthenosphere has more oceanic crust
E)  asthenosphere has more continental crustF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  solidification of lava
B)  heating adjacent to underground magma
C)  squeezing by tectonic forces
D)  burial to great depthsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mars
B)  Jupiter
C)  Venus
D)  Moon
E)  none of theseF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  locations 1 and 2
B)  locations 2 and 3
C)  locations 3 and 4
D)  locations 1,2,and 3
E)  locations 5 and 6F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1,along the margins of a glacier
B)  location 2,along a steep mountain front
C)  location 3,in sand dunes
D)  location 4,along a beach
E)  location 5,on relatively deep seafloorF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1
B)  location 2
C)  location 3
D)  location 4E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which arrows in this figure indicates infrared energy,which has been converted from ultraviolet energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  DE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Choose appropriate way(s) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Accepted Answer

A)  provides geothermal power
B)  enables easy transportation of goods
C)  increases likelihood of earthquakesD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 11

The main layers of the Earth in correct order,from the surface moving down,are:

Accepted Answer

A)  upper crust,outer core,inner core,mantle
B)  outer core,inner core,upper mantle,lower crust
C)  crust,mantle,outer core,inner core
D)  upper mantle,lower mantle,inner core,crustE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental crust
B)  oceanic crust
C)  upper mantle
D)  lower mantle
E)  coreF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt,a dark lava rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental crust
B)  oceanic crust
C)  upper mantle
D)  lower mantle
E)  coreF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1
B)  location 2
C)  location 3
D)  location 4
E)  locations 1 and 2F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States,which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colorado Rockies
B)  Mississippi River
C)  East CoastD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between continents and oceans?

Accepted Answer

A)  thickness of the crust
B)  composition of the crust
C)  density of the crust
D)  whether it is part of the lithosphere
E)  elevationF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment,from large angular blocks to fine rock powder,produced from grinding of the rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 1,along the margins of a glacier
B)  location 2,along a steep mountain front
C)  location 3,in sand dunes
D)  location 4,along a beach
E)  location 5,on relatively deep seafloorF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  an earthquake
B)  a volcano
C)  contaminated groundwater
D)  a landslide
E)  flood-prone areasF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which of the following surface environments is the most likely site for deposits in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  steep mountain front
B)  glacier
C)  sand dunes
D)  beach
E)  lakeF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following factors was most important in controlling the distribution of copper mines in the western U.S.versus iron mines in the Great Lakes region?

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of precipitation (rain and snow) 
B)  the time of year when precipitation occurs
C)  different ages and geologic histories of the rocks
D)  the latitude (distance south or north from the equator) E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: The Nature of Geology

Which arrows in this figure indicates infrared energy,which has been converted from ultraviolet energy?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on this figure?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States,which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a metamorphic rock forms?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The main layers of the Earth in correct order,from the surface moving down,are:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt,a dark lava rock?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following locations would contain mud and the remains of small creatures?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following factors was most important in controlling the distribution of copper mines in the western U.S.versus iron mines in the Great Lakes region?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Choose appropriate way(s) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between continents and oceans?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment,from large angular blocks to fine rock powder,produced from grinding of the rocks?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following surface environments is the most likely site for deposits in this photograph?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres,which of the following is (are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified