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Test Description: Review for trimester 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Groundwater is found underground in the zone of
A
aeration
B
soil
C
sediment
D
saturation
2) What type of sedimentary rock is formed from weathered particles of rocks and minerals?
A
intrusive sedimentary rock
B
clastic sedimentary rock
C
chemical sedimentary rock
D
biochemical sedimentary rock
3) Which of the following is the result of chemical weathering?
A
a rock that has been broken into tiny pieces
B
a rock that has been split in two
C
a rock that has been changed into one or more new compounds
D
a rock that has lost its outer layers
4) Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lake, and glaciers?
A
the atmosphere
B
the biosphere
C
the hydrosphere
D
the geosphere
5) Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
A
streak
B
color
C
cleavage
D
hardness
6) The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
A
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
B
convergent continental-continental boundary
C
transform fault boundary
D
divergent boundary
7) Wegner's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together to form
A
3 major supercontinent
B
2 major supercontinents and 3 smaller continents
C
2 major supercontinent
D
1 major supercontinent
8) A depositional feature that forms where a stream enters a lake or ocean is a(n)
A
natural levee
B
delta
C
meander
D
oxbow lake
9) What is one of the drawbacks to the extensive use of solar energy?
A
it is nonrenewable
B
it is available only at nght
C
it produces toxic pollution
D
Necessary equipment and installation are expensive
10) Which of the following weathering processes involves the constant freezing and thawing of water?
A
spheroidal weathering
B
frost wedging
C
unloading
D
exfoliation
11) A natural levee is
A
a depositional feature parallel to the stream channel
B
a depositional feature perpendicular to the stream channel
C
an erosional feature perpendicular to the stream channel
D
an erosional feature parallel to the stream channel
12) Material deposited directly by a glacier is called
A
a kettle
B
till
C
stratified drift
D
rock flour
13) A mass movement that involves the sudden movement of a block of material along a flat, incluned surface is called a
A
rockfall
B
flow
C
slump
D
slide
14) Hydroelectric power is produced by
A
hot water that comes from deep underground
B
electric current that flows across a dam
C
falling water that turns a turbine
D
tides that pour through a dam barrier
15) Fresh water is used for which of the following?
A
growing food
B
all of the above
C
drinking
D
cooking
16) Why is ice in a glacier considered to be a mineral, but water from a glacier is not?
A
water is not naturally occurring
B
ice is a solid, but water is not
C
ice is not naturally occurring
D
water does not have a chemical composition
17) The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called
A
fracture
B
luster
C
cleavage
D
streak
18) Chemical weathering would be
A
most effective in a warm, humid climate
B
equally effective in any climate
C
most effective in a cold, dry climate
D
most effective in a warm, dry climate
19) A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface is called
A
extrusive sedimentary rock
B
extrusive igneous rock
C
intrusive metamorphic rock
D
intrusive igneous rock
20) What is the driving force for the movement of the lithospheric plates?
A
heat from the sun
B
unequal distribution of heat within Earth
C
unequal distribution of heat in the ocean
D
heat in the atmosphere
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