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Geology Review Mr. Christensen
Test Description: 8th grade St3 review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following tests would help you find out if a diamond in a ring was a real diamond or a fake?
A
feel it with your fingers
B
look closely at the cut
C
wear it and see if it sparkles
D
Scatch it across a glass
2) Two white minerals are observed to have the same color streak. Can you conclude that hte two samples are the same?
A
Yes, two characteristics are enough to identify a mineral
B
No, more tests need to be done.
C
Yes, streak is a very important mineral test.
D
No, streak and color are not ways to identify minerals
3) Which of the following processes are required in the formation of all metamorphic rock?
A
deposition and mineral cementing
B
Heat and pressure but not melting
C
heating hte rock until it melts
D
erosion of weathered materials
4) Which assumption must scientists make about the rock cycle?
A
igneous rocks cannot change into other rocks because they are already changed.
B
rocks in ancient times weathered, eroded and deposited as they do today.
C
rocks are formed in Earth's center and rise to the crust to form the soil.
D
igneous rocks form in colcanoes and then erode to form metamorphic rocks.
5) Shark fossils where found on top of a mountain. This evidence suggests which of the following about this place?
A
It was once part of a riverbed.
B
It was once covered by an ocean.
C
It was once below a waterfall.
D
It was once near a freshwater lake.
6) Which of the following best describes how volcanos transfer energy?
A
Magma produced by a volcano can carry heat but not energy.
B
Volcanoes carry heat from the surface to the deep interior of Earth.
C
Heat and mechanical energy are transferred as magma flows from a volcano.
D
Volcanoes gather heat from the sun and give it off as light and sound.
7) Which of the following processes are required in the formation of all igneous rock?
A
Erosion
B
Deposition
C
Compaction
D
Complete melting
8) A home is built on several known earthquake faults. After it is built, the owner is told the home connot be lived in or resold. Why was this the case?
A
Earthquakes faults are often inactive so the danger is really very small.
B
People know that scientists are usually wrong so they don't listen.
C
People often overlook information that they don't like or doesn't save money.
D
Homes are not part of most scientific investigations.
9) What evidence do we see that energy from the earth's interior has reached the surface?
A
large trees
B
the global winds
C
the grand canyon
D
volcanoes and earthquakes
10) What evidence do scientists have that supports the idea that Earth's surface has changed over time?
A
rocks that came from outer space
B
modern plants and animals that look like ancient organisms
C
fossils of rainforest plants in areas that are deserts today.
D
climates in some places on Earth that are different than other places.
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