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Test Description: Geology
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Younger mountains have sharper pointed edges. Older mountains are rounded off due to
A
earthquakes
B
weathering
C
silt deposition
D
plate movement
2) Which of the following descriptions is the best way to identify a rock?
A
Color
B
Luster
C
Mineral content
D
location that you found it
3) The surface of old concrete statues are often covered with small holes or pits. Which of these MOST LIKELY causes these holes or pits?
A
The concrete is chipped away by sand particles blown by strong winds.
B
The concrete is chemically weathered by acid rain.
C
The concrete becomes pitted as water freezes in small cracks in the statue.
D
Long exposure to sunlight causes the pits to form.
4) Limestone undergoes heat and pressure forming a different rock called marble. Which of these BEST describes marble?
A
It is an igneous rock.
B
It is a metamorphic rock
C
It is a synthetic rock.
D
It is a sedimentary rock.
5) Sedimentary rocks are not found on the Moon because
A
the Moon's gravity is too weak.
B
lava flows are missing from the surface.
C
there is no silicon on the moon.
D
there is no weathering on the moon, so sediment is not compacted and cemented on the Moon
6) Rocks found on Earth are generally classified as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. On which basis are these classifications made?
A
where the rocks are found
B
the chemical composition of rocks
C
the color and shape of the rocks
D
how the rocks were formed
7) Renewable resource can be replenished quickly or reused over and over again. Which of the following is renewable?
A
Hydroelectric Energy (uses movement of water to produce electricity)
B
All of the above
C
Livestock (pigs, cattle, sheep) and Plants (corn, trees, cotton, wheat)
D
Solar and Wind Energy
8) Sedimentary rocks can be converted into magma by undergoing which of the following processes?
A
weathering and erosion
B
compaction and cementation
C
cooling and crystalization
D
heat and melting
9) Rocks and minerals are non-renewable resources, because they take longer than a persons lifespan to form. Non-renewable resources can also be identified if they are used faster than they are made. Which of the following would be non-renewable?
A
fossil fuels from the ground (Coal, Oil, and Gas)
B
All of the answers are correct.
C
Coal, Oil, Gas
D
Uranium-containing rocks
10) Igneous rocks form from
A
sediment.
B
magma
C
gravel.
D
mud.
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