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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
silt deposition
B
earthquakes
C
plate movement
D
weathering
2) Which of the following descriptions is the best way to identify a rock?
A
location that you found it
B
Mineral content
C
Luster
D
Color
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 synthetic rock.
C
It is a metamorphic 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
there is no weathering on the moon, so sediment is not compacted and cemented on the Moon
C
lava flows are missing from the surface.
D
there is no silicon 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
Livestock (pigs, cattle, sheep) and Plants (corn, trees, cotton, wheat)
B
Hydroelectric Energy (uses movement of water to produce electricity)
C
All of the above
D
Solar and Wind Energy
8) Sedimentary rocks can be converted into magma by undergoing which of the following processes?
A
cooling and crystalization
B
weathering and erosion
C
heat and melting
D
compaction and cementation
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
Coal, Oil, Gas
B
Uranium-containing rocks
C
fossil fuels from the ground (Coal, Oil, and Gas)
D
All of the answers are correct.
10) Igneous rocks form from
A
mud.
B
gravel.
C
magma
D
sediment.
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