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Semester 2 Final
Test Description: Part 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are the building blocks of minerals?
A
rocks
B
isotopes
C
elements
D
electrons
2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
A
either liquid or solid
B
crystalline structure
C
formed by inorganic processes
D
definite chemical composition
3) Why is ice in a glacier considered to be a mineral, but water from a glacier is not?
A
ice is not naturally occurring
B
water does not have a chemical composition
C
Water is not naturally occurring
D
ice is a solid, but water is not
4) Minerals are classified by
A
density
B
color
C
composition
D
size
5) Mohs scale is used to determine what property of minerals?
A
cleavage
B
density
C
hardness
D
luster
6) What is the density of a mineral?
A
a mineral's mass
B
the ratio of a mineral's mass to its volume
C
the ratio of a mineral's height to its weight
D
a mineral's volume
7) What is a naturally occurring, solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter?
A
a rock
B
a fossil
C
lava
D
a mineral
8) All the energy that drives Earth's rock cycle comes from
A
the movement of water over Earth's surface
B
Earth's interior and the sun
C
the wind
D
the breakdown of organic matter
9) Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes involved in sedimentart rock formation?
A
deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
B
compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
C
ereosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
D
weathering, erosion, depostion, compaction, cementation
10) Which of the following is NOT an agent of metamorphism?
A
pressure
B
a hydrothermal solution
C
running water
D
heat
11) The advantage of solar energy include the fact that it is
A
expensive
B
non-pollutting
C
absent at night
D
nonrenewable
12) Which of the following is an example of nonpoint source of fresh water pollution?
A
factory waste piped into a stream
B
leaking toxic waste landfill
C
pesticide runoff from farm fields
D
sewage treatment plant
13) What amount of Earth's total water supply is usable fresh water?
A
75%
B
less than 1%
C
50%
D
25%
14) What is the function of the atmosphere's ozone layer?
A
removes pollution from the atmosphere
B
protects Earth from the sun's heat
C
shields Earth from harmful solar radiation
D
provides the oxygen needed by human life
15) What is the most important law passed to deal with air pollution?
A
Clean Air Act
B
Clean Water Act
C
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compenstation, and Liability Act
D
Resource COnservation and Recovery Act
16) The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rocks chemical composition is called
A
mechanical weathering
B
chemical weathering
C
erosion
D
differential weathering
17) Which of the following weathering processes involves the constant freezing and thawing of water?
A
exfoliation
B
spheroridal weathering
C
frost wedging
D
unloading
18) 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 changed into one or more new compounds
C
a rock that has been split in two
D
a rock that has lost its outer layers
19) What is the force behind mass movements
A
flowing water
B
moving ice
C
gravity
D
the sun's energy
20) What factor commonly triggers mass movements?
A
saturation of surface materials with water
B
removal of vegetation
C
all of the above
D
earthquakes
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