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Which two minerals would most likely be found in the igneous rock if the rock is highly mafic?

a) quartz and potassium feldspar

b) quartz and pyroxene

c) olivine and potassium feldspar

d) olivine and pyroxene

Which metamorphic rock most likely formed at the interface between rock unit B and the igneous rock?

a) quartzite

b) metaconglomerate

c) phyllite

d) marble

The number 2.5 on the station model indicates that

a) 2.5 inches of precipitation has fallen in the past 6 hours

b) the farthest object that can be seen is located 2.5 miles away

c) an advancing cold front is 2.5 miles away

d) the air pressure has risen 2.5 millibars in the past 3 hours

Which present-weather symbol represents the form of precipitation that is most likely occurring at this location?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

What are the wind direction and the wind speed at this location?

a) wind from the southeast at 15 knots

b) wind from the northwest at 15 knots

c) wind from the southeast at 25 knots

d) wind from the northwest at 25 knots

Rock unit A was formed most likely by

a) chemical weathering

b) regional metamorphism

c) the eruption of a volcano

d) the compaction of sediments

In which New York State landscape region is Scoby Hill located?

a) Allegheny Plateau

b) Tug Hill Plateau

c) Adirondack Mountains

d) Atlantic Coastal Plain

The drain pipes that were installed lowered the water table by

a) decreasing the porosity of the clay

b) decreasing the permeability of the silt

c) removing infiltrated water from the ground

d) removing clay and silt from the groundwater

The maximum diameter of the particles in the fill was

a) 0.006 cm

b) 0.2 cm

c) 6.4 cm

d) 25.6 cm

The outwash sediment that formed Scoby Hill is best described as

a) sorted and layered

b) sorted and nonlayered

c) unsorted and layered

d) unsorted and nonlayered

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