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Which layer of Earth is the thickest?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core
Event in the 1930s caused by poor farming practices and drought is
a) The Drought Bowl
b) The Dust Bowl
c) The Dirt Bowl
d) The Sand Storm
Which layer of Earth is liquid?
a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust
What is the scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral?
a) Mohs Scale
b) Richter Scale
c) Mercalli Scale
d) Saffir Simpson Scale
The property of a mineral that tells the way a mineral breaks is
a) hardness
b) streak
c) luster
d) cleavage/fracture
If a rock can be attracted by a magnet, it probably contains
a) iron
b) bauxite
c) oxide
d) muscovite
Why would pyrite be classified as a mineral?
a) will melt at high temperatures
b) comes in different colors
c) has a unique crystal structure
d) can be man made
Metamorphic rock is
a) formed from magma
b) can be created by cementation and compaction
c) formed by heat and pressure
d) formed by melting
A sedimentary rock is formed
a) from sediment
b) formed by heat and pressure
c) formed by the cooling of magma
d) formed by melting
Magma or lava cools and hardens forms
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) fossiliferous rock
d) igneous rock
Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
a) extrusive igneous
b) intrusive igneous
c) sedimentary
d) metamorphic
Which process would most likely cause changes in Earth's surface very fast?
a) weathering
b) glaciation
c) earthquake
d) creep
Which would best describe the change in the landscape of Georgia in the last one thousand decades?
a) glacial erosion
b) plate movement
c) erosion and deposition by water
d) faulting and volcanoes
Which of the following occurs when rocks and soil move suddenly?
a) creep
b) tornadoes
c) landslides/mudflows
d) hurricanes
When a material is heated, rises, cools, and sinks causes
a) conduction currents
b) convection currents
c) radiation currents
d) advection currents
Most of the movement of Earth's crust (earthquakes) are caused by
a) Earth's tilt on the axis
b) erosion from water
c) forces inside the Earth
d) Earth's magnetic field
Why does so much tectonic activity occur around the Pacific Ring of Fire?
a) because that area is so hot
b) divergent and convergent plate boundaries are located in that area
c) the ocean floor is heavier in that area
d) lot of people reside in that area
The Mid-Ocean Ridge is an area where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other forming a _?_.
a) divergent boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) transform boundary
d) hot spot boundary
What geological features of Earths surface can be caused by plate movement?
a) rivers and deltas
b) lakes and oceans
c) canyons and rivers
d) volcanoes and earthquakes
What occurs on the INSIDE of the curve of a river?
a) tectonic activity
b) sediment deposition
c) sediment erosion
d) land development of humans
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