Unit 1+2
Unit 3
Unit 4
RANDOM
ESRT
100
50o N by 45o W
100
What are the THREE rock types?
Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous
100
There are two major types of weathering. Name the type of weathering that causes a change in the density of a rock
Chemical Weathering
100
What element is in the CENTER of the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron?
Si
100
What are the TWO most abundant elements by VOLUME in the crust
Oxygen and Potassium
200
Which layer of the atmosphere is the OZONE layer in?
Stratosphere
200
Which mineral contains silicone, can scratch glass and breaks at 56o and 124o angles?
Amphibole
200
Name one agent of erosion that deposited sediment in unsorted and angular piles
Gravity/Mass movement or Glaciers
200
Massena is found in what landscape region?
St. Lawrence Lowlands or Interior Lowlands
200
What is the density of a rock with a mass of 60 grams and volume of 220 mL? ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDRETH WITH PROPER UNITS
0.27 g/mL
300
Determine the Gradient from B to Y is the distance is 6 miles. USE PROPER UNITS
nt from
10 feet per mile
300
what is the parent rock for metaconglomerate?
conglomerate
300
Name one thing that could INCREASE the discharge of a river at a location.
increased rain or snowmelt
increased river size
increased velocity of the river
increased slope of the land
300
What is the name of the geologic time period of the bedrock found below the NYS city of Oswego?
Ordovician
300
What igneous rock has holes, is light colored and is considered non-crystalline
Pumice
400
If the density of solid aluminum is 2.7 g/mL under normal conditions, explain one possible density that could occur if the aluminum melted to a liquid.
any density less than 2.7 g/mL
400
What is the chemical composition for Dolostone?
CaMg(CO3)2
400
Draw a cross-section of the river from A to A' (make sure you label the sides with A and A'
Deeper on side A (more erosion)
400
What is the deepest possible point of the lake if depth is measured in feet?
799 feet
400
What mineral would you expect to find in a transported soil found above the bedrock of Basalt?
Potassium Feldspar
Quartz
500
Observer A is at 105o W longitude eating breakfast at 8 AM. What time is it if his cousin lives on the prime meridian
3 PM
500
This is the largest particle that can be carried by a river with a size of 0.04 cm. Name the sedimentary rock it would form when is becomes deposited , compacted and cemented together.
sand --> SANDSTONE
500
A river enters a lake moving at a speed of 100 cm/s. It slows down to 0.1 cm/s after traveling 10 meters into the lake. Name the sediments that would be deposited.
Pebbles, sand and silt.
500
What direction is Maple river flowing and explain ONE piece of evidence for this.
SW - High to low elevation or based on the contour lines forming a V that points UPSTREAM
500
Name ALL the minerals found in Granite?
Potassium and Plagioclase feldspar, quartz, biotite, amphibole