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MC. What process breaks rocks down into soil?
a. weathering
b. deposition
c. erosion
d. glaciation
weatheing
MC. The amount of matter in an object is the ...
a. density
b. volume
c. mass
d. weight
mass
MC. What branch of science is the study of the earth?
a. astronomy
b. pedology
c. geology
d. meteorology
geology
MC. What type of lava rock is rough an jagged with a crumbly or "blocky" texture?
a. pillow lava
b. pahoehoe lava
c. aa lava
d. pyroclast lava
aa lava
MC. What type of volcano consists primarily of erupted volcanic ash and rock fragments held together loosely?
a. shield
b. cinder-cone
c. composite
d. domed
cinder-cone
MC. What is a theory that has never been proven false?
a. law
b. rule
c. constant
d. principle
Law
MC. What is the general term for crystalline substances found naturally in the earth?
a. shale
b. rocks
c. minerals
d. limestone
minerals
MC. What type of mountain was formed when rocks on one side of a fault were forced upward while the rocks on the other side were forced downward?
a. folded
b. volcanic
c. domed
d. fault-block
Fault-block
MC. The theory that the earth's crust and upper mantle consist of huge plates slowly drifting as a result of convection currents in the mantle is the .... theory.
a. elastic rebound
b. plate tectonics
c. seismic disturbance
d. uniformity
plate tectonics
MC. The resistance of a smooth surface of a mineral to being scratched is ...
a. streak
b. cleavage
c. hardness
d. luster
hardness
MC. What is the fan-shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river?
a. headwater
b. drainage divide
c. delta
d. alluvial fan
delta
MC. What is a low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine?
a. drumlin
b. kettle
c. levee
d. sea stack
drumlin
MC. What is the largest group of minerals?
a. silicates
b. oxides
c. phosphates
d. native elements
silicates
MC. What is the red variety of corundum?
a. emerald
b. diamond
c. sapphire
d. ruby
ruby
Steel is an alloy of ... and carbon.
a. aluminum
b. copper
c. lead
d. iron
iron
T/F. The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is the epicenter.
true
T/F. A narrow funnel of powerful, rapidly whirling wind that stretches from a cloud to the ground is a dust devil.
False - tornado
T/F. A planet's farthest distance from the sun is the aphelion.
true
T/F. The idea that the planets, including Earth, orbit the sun is the geocentric view of our solar system.
False - Heliocentric
T/F. A telescope that uses a series of lenses to produce an image is a reflecting telescope.
False - refracting
Completion. A thick, brownish haze that results from complex molecules released into the air by vehicles and some factories and plants is ....
Photochemical Smog
Completion. The study of God's creation beyond our atmosphere is ...
astronomy
Completion. Weathering that involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers is...
exfoliation
Completion. What are the regions of the earth's surface where limestone is exposed and abundant?
karst
Completion. What idea attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution?
theistic evolution