VIEW QUIZ 2
Each question is worth two points.
The order of the questions approximates the order of the text chapters to facilitate looking up the answers.
Remember some of the questions are also found on your Self-Tests of the chapters.
1.
What is the name of the surface or plane separating two distinct formations?
A)
superposition
B)
unconformity
C)
contact
D)
fossil assemblage
2.
In the rock cycle magma cools to form
A)
igneous rock
B)
sandstone
C)
marble
D)
none of the above
3.
Which is not a type of mechanical weathering?
A)
frost wedging
B)
frost heaving
C)
pressure release
D)
oxidation
4.
Flow of water-saturated debris over impermeable material is called
A)
flow
B)
slide
C)
solifluction
D)
fall
5.
A sedimentary rock made up of fragments of pre-existing rocks is
A)
organic
B)
chemical
C)
clastic
D)
carbonate
6.
Deposition of materials, from rocks to the finest particles, takes place when the
A)
river or other medium transporting them slows down
B)
sediment has been entirely rounded
C)
sediment has been fully cemented
D)
proportion of fine-grained sediment exceeds that of coarse grained sediment
7.
Metamorphic rocks are classified primarily on
A)
texture- presence or absence of foliation
B)
mineralogy- the presence or absence of quartz
C)
environment of deposition
D)
chemical composition
8.
Which of the following is usually not found in hydrothermal rocks?
A)
silver
B)
gold
C)
diamonds
D)
zinc
9.
Metamorphism in which temperature is the dominant factor is
A)
contact metamorphism
B)
metasomatism
C)
regional metamorphism
D)
dynamothermal metamorphism
10.
Stream erosion and deposition are controlled primarily by a river's
A)
velocity
B)
discharge
C)
channel shape
D)
channel roughness
11.
Heavy sediment carried by a stream near the bottom or bed is called the
A)
heavy load
B)
suspended load
C)
dissolved load
D)
bed load
12.
The base level is the theoretical limit to downcutting.
A)
true
B)
false
13.
Permeability is
A)
the percentage of a rock's volume that has openings
B)
the capacity of a rock to transmit fluid
C)
the ability of a sediment to retard water
D)
none of the above
14.
Which type of rock would make the best aquifer?
A)
shale
B)
mudstone
C)
sandstone
D)
all of the above
15.
The defining characteristic of a desert is
A)
shifting sand dunes
B)
high temperatures
C)
low rainfall
D)
all of the above
16.
Deserts such as those in Nevada and Arizona are formed on the downward side of mountain ranges, such as the Sierra Nevada, as a result of
A)
the rain shadow effect
B)
their great distance from the ocean
C)
cold ocean currents
D)
their latitude at 30 degrees South
17.
Strong winds are primarily caused by
A)
a great range in air temperatures
B)
abundant clouds
C)
lack of vegetation to slow the wind
D)
broad, flat expanses of land that provide no obstructions to the wind
18.
Recently geologists have been drilling through ice sheets for clues about
A)
ancient mammals
B)
astronomical events
C)
extinctions
D)
past climates
19.
A positive glacial budget, in which the supply of snow exceeds the amount of ice melted, will form a(an)
A)
receding glacier
B)
advancing glacier
C)
terminus glacier
D)
balanced glacier
20.
The vertical distance between the crest and the trough of a wave is called the
A)
wavelength
B)
amplitude
C)
wave reflection
D)
wave height
21.
What is the most common source of sand on beaches?
A)
sand from river sediments brought down to the ocean
B)
land next to the beach
C)
glacial deposits
D)
sand dunes
22.
Which would characterize an erosional coast?
A)
headlands
B)
sea cliffs
C)
arches
D)
all of the above
23.
Which of the following would not be considered an energy resource?
A)
coal
B)
natural gas
C)
aluminum
D)
uranium
24.
All of the following are non-renewable resources except
A)
timber
B)
oil
C)
coal
D)
iron
25.
Discovered deposits that can be extracted economically and legally under present conditions are called
A)
resources
B)
reserves
C)
renewable
D)
nonmetallic