Earth
Minerals and Ores
Mountains
Weathering and Mass Wasting
Volcanoes
100
What two layers of the earth's crust is termed the "Lithosphere" a. Crust and Core b. Inner and Outer core c. Mantle and core d. crust and mantel
What is d. the crust and mantel
100
Pure substances found in the earth's crust are: a. gems b. minerals c. ores d. compounds
What is b. minerals
100
Name the four major types of mountain
What is fault block, erosional, depositional, and fold mountains
100
Name three ways the earth's surface wears out a. weathering, erosion and explosion b. weathering, mass wasting and garbage wasting c. weathering, mass wasting and erosion d. nuclear fall out, explosions and pollution
What is c. weathering, mass wasting and erosion
100
What are three emissions from a volcano? a. solids, liquids and gases b. lava, vapor, and pyroclastic material c. hot water, oil and rocks d. both a and b
What is d. both a and b
200
True or False: the earth's crust makes up 10% of the volume of the earth
What is False (<1%)
200
Name at least two organic minerals
What is pearl, coal
200
What is the difference between height and elevation of mountains?
What is the height is the distance from the base to the summit where elevation is the distance of the mountain from sea level.
200
Name two types of weathering
What is chemical and mechanical
200
Solid pyroclastic material is defined by size, what would a 5 mm pyroclastic material be called? a. ash b. cinder c. bomb d. plastic egg
What is b. cinder
300
The upper mantle of the earth is comprised of: a. liquid rock b. semi liquid rock c. solid low density rock d. solid matter e. none of the above
What is d. solid matter
300
Name the four characteristics that make a mineral a mineral
What is a. naturally occurring b. inorganic c. crystalline solid d. have a definite chemical composition
300
What word means "super continent"
What is Pangea
300
Weathered rocks become
What is gravel, sand, or clay (any of these acceptable)
300
In class Blake demonstrated the building of a type of volcano with cocoa krispies. What type was that? a. shield b. cindercone c. composite or stratovolcano d. volcano of chocolate
What is b. cindercone volcano
400
Below the lithosphere, earthquake waves seems to unexpectedly slow down, this area is referred to as the a. mojo b. athenosphere c. core d. anti earthquake zone
What is b. athenosphere
400
What type of mineral contains only 1 kind of atom and is pure (example gold, silver and diamond) a. ore b. compound c. native mineral d. pure compound
What is c. native mineral
400
Contour lines on a relief map indicate:
What is elevation
400
A soil scientist is called a a. pedologist b. podiatrist c. soilologist d. a farmer
What is a pedologist
400
If a volcano has not erupted in historical times but could erupt based on seismic indications of tectonic activity, it is referred to as a. active b. dormant c. extinct d. lazy
What is b. dormant
500
What do Geologists believe comprise the inner and outer core? a. carbon and nickel b. nickel and gold c. uranium and iron d. iron and nickel
What is d. iron and nickel
500
What mineral sample demonstrated superb horizontal ?cleavage
What is Galena
500
Who had the Seuss looking mountain the day we made topographic maps?
What is I don't know either hahahaha but I think it was Michaela
500
In our soil investigation we discovered a student who is a big fan of the worm, who was that?
Who is Lacy
500
What is the scale that is used to measure the destructiveness, energy production and human population effects of volcanoes? and what does it stand for? a. VEI b. FBI c. VES d. CVS
What is a. VEI Volcanic Explosivity Index
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