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ESRT Regents Review #4
Test Description: Part four of the NYS Regents Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes the velocity of a stream to increase?
A
Decrease of pebbles
B
Increase in discharge
C
Decrease in slope
D
Increase in tributaries
2) In a meandering stream, where does erosion occur?
A
On the bottom
B
Inside of the curve
C
In the center
D
Outside of the curve
3) In a meandering stream, where does deposition occur?
A
On the inside of the curve
B
On in outside of the curve
C
In the middle
D
At the bottom
4) What is the relationship between stream velocity and deposition?
A
Cyclical
B
Direct
C
Indirect
D
No change
5) What is the relationship between stream velocity and erosion?
A
Indirect
B
Direct
C
No change
D
Cyclical
6) What order will the following sediments be deposited?
A
Boulders, sand, cobbles, silt
B
Pebbles, clay, sand, silt
C
Sand, silt, clay, pebbles
D
Pebbles, sand, silt, clay
7) What provides evidence of glacial deposition?
A
Unsorted sediment, striations, U shaped valley
B
Sorted sediments, V shaped valley
C
Layered rounded sediment
D
Unsorted sediment at the base of a cliff
8) What provides evidence of deposition from a stream?
A
Unsorted sediment, striations, U shaped valley
B
Angular sediment within a streambed
C
Sorted rounded sediments, V shaped valley
D
Unsorted sediment at the base of a cliff
9) How are rocks classified?
A
Density
B
Origin
C
Composition
D
Texture
10) What rock will most likely contain a fossil?
A
Rhyolite
B
Limestone
C
Obsidian
D
Granite
11) What rock is composed of cemented plant remains?
A
Rock gypsum
B
Coal
C
Granite
D
Limestone
12) What rock does a sediment 0.1 cm in diameter make?
A
Sandstone
B
Limestone
C
Shale
D
Siltstone
13) What is the composition of rock salt?
A
Gypsum
B
Halite
C
Calcite
D
Coal
14) What does the texture bioclastic mean?
A
Made from pieces of other sediment
B
Made from pieces of other rock
C
Made from biology
D
Made from pieces of once living things
15) What is the major difference between a conglomerate and breccia?
A
Shape of sediment
B
Density of sediment
C
Size of sediment
D
Composition of sediment
16) How are most sedimentary rocks formed?
A
Recrystallization
B
Burial and metamorphism
C
Compaction and cementation
D
Melting and solidification
17) How are the characteristics of a mineral classified?
A
By their internal arrangement of atoms
B
By their shape
C
By their size
D
By their composition
18) What is the most effective tool in determining a mineral's name?
A
Cleavage
B
Streak
C
Hardness
D
Color
19) Why is color not a good indicator for a mineral?
A
Minerals do not have a color
B
Most minerals are only one color
C
No minerals share the same color
D
Many minerals can be the same color
20) What is the definition of cleavage?
A
Breaks into jagged fragments
B
Breaks along uneven planes
C
Does not break
D
Breaks along even planes
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