Geology
Soil
Energy
Water
Miscellany
100

Which layer of the Earth is thinnest?

  • Crust
  • Mantle
  • Outer core

Crust!

100

The most environmentally-conscious construction sites will contain sediment barriers that block:

  • water and soil
  • water only
  • soil only

Soil only

100

Which of the following is NOT true of coal?

  • The burning of coal produces high amounts of air pollution.
  • Energy produced from coal is inconsistent and unreliable.
  • The burning of coal contributes to climate change.
  • Electricity production from coal is less expensive than other energy sources such as solar and wind.

Energy produced from coal is inconsistent and unreliable.

100

The source of most irrigation and drinking water is

  1. flowing surface water such as streams and rivers
  2. surface water reservoirs such as lakes and ponds
  3. the ocean
  4. underground

Underground

100

Which of the following would be found in a quarry?

  • gold
  • copper
  • sand
  • iron

Sand

200

Which of the following does not occur at a subduction zone?

  • Volcanoes
  • Mid-ocean ridges
  • Trenches
  • Earthquakes

Mid-Ocean Ridges

200

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed when minerals fall out of solution, leaving sediment behind?

  • clastic
  • chemical
  • organic
  • foliated
Chemical
200

Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?

  • Solar energy is most efficiently collected in highly populated areas.
  • There is plenty of solar radiation to fuel the whole world with the correct technology.
  • One of the drawbacks to solar energy is the cost of producing photovoltaic cells.

Solar energy is most efficiently collected in highly populated areas.

200

Which of these is NOT true about water?

  1. water expands as a solid

  2. water is a nonpolar molecule
  3. water has a neutral pH
  4. water has a high specific heat


Water is a nonpolar molecule

200

Acid rain slowly degrades a statue.  This is a type of

  • parent weathering
  • physical weathering
  • organic weathering
  • chemical weathering

Chemical weathering

300

Which of the following is mismatched?

  • Convergent boundary – mountains
  • Divergent boundary - ridges
  • Transform boundary – volcanoes

Transform boundary - Volcanoes

300

Which type of metamorphic rock contains parallel layers that can break apart?

  • foliated
  • organic
  • conglomerate

Foliated

300

Which of the following are the three largest sources of energy for the United States?

  • petroleum, natural gas, and coal
  • solar, natural gas, and coal
  • petroleum, hydroelectric, and natural gas
  • solar, wind, and hydroelectric
  • nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal

Petroleum, natural gas, and coal

300

The term “surface tension” is created by which property of water?

  1. Capillary action
  2. Condensation
  3. Adhesion
  4. Cohesion

Cohesion

300

Which of the following is true of subsurface mining?

  • It is less expensive than surface mining
  • It is safer than surface mining
  • It may cause acid mine drainage
  • It doesn’t destroy any habitat on the surface

It is safer than surface mining

400

The exact underground location where an earthquake occurs is called the

  • Epicenter
  • Thrust
  • Focus

Focus

400

Which soil particle is the smallest?

  • sand
  • silt
  • clay

Clay

400

Which of the following IS true of nuclear energy?

  • Nuclear meltdowns can affect large areas, but are easily cleaned up.
  • Nuclear power is a renewable energy source.
  • Nuclear power produces radioactive waste that must be disposed of properly.

Nuclear power produces radioactive waste that must be disposed of properly.

400

Which process brings water into the ground?

  1. transpiration
  2. condensation
  3. infiltration
  4. evaporation

Infiltration

400

Which of the following is NOT true of mining?

  • It will likely become more costly to mine in the future.
  • We can reduce our need to mine by recycling mineral-containing materials.
  • The environmental impact of mining will likely remain the same in the future.

The environmental impact of mining will likely remain the same in the future.

500

Which mineral property is determined by rubbing it on a rough surface?

  • luster
  • streak
  • hardness

Hardness

500

What two processes cause sediments to stick together into a sedimentary rock?

  • weathering & compaction
  • lithification & contact metamorphism
  • crystallization & compaction
  • compaction & lithification

Compaction & lithification

500

Which of the following energy sources is incorrectly matched?

  • oil- nonrenewable
  • solar- renewable
  • wind- renewable
  • natural gas- nonrenewable
  • geothermal- nonrenewable

Geothermal- nonrenewable

500

In which part of a watershed would the elevation likely be the highest?

  • an estuary
  • a tributary
  • a large river

A tributary

500

Which of the following is NOT true of acid rain?

  • It is caused by a mixing of air pollutants with water vapor.
  • It raises the pH of rain water.
  • It can strip trees of leaves and needles.
  • It can damage statues and buildings.

It raises the pH of rain water.

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