Rocks
Which mineral precipitates from oceans and forms rock salt?
a)olivine
b)halite
c)quartz
Halite
Which rock is composed of the mineral Halite that formed when seawater evaporated?
a)rock gypsum
b)limestone
c)rock salt
Rock salt
At the Aleutian Trench and the Peru-Chile Trench, tectonic plates are generally
a)converging
b)diverging
c)mocking over the mantle hot spot
d)moving along a transform boundary
Converging
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)earth
b)saturn
c)uranus
d)jupiter
Jupiter
As water cools from 4 degrees C to 0 degrees C its density
a)increases
b)decreases
c)remains the same
Decreases
Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles that have diameters smaller than 0.006 centimeters?
a)conglomerate and sandstone
b)siltstone and shale
c)bituminous coal and breccia
Siltstone and shale
Silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and oxygen. Which list contains only silicate materials?
a)graphite, tale, and selenite gypsum
b)calcite, dolomite, and pyroxine
c)potassium feldspar, quartz and amphibole
Potassium feldspar, quartz, and amphibole
On which plate is the Hawaii Hot Spot located?
a)Nazca
b)Antartica
c)Pacific
d)South American
Pacific
In the geocentric model (the earth at the center of the universe) which motion would occur?
a)the earth would revolve around the sun
b)the earth would rotate on its axis
c)the moon would revolve around the sun
d)the sun would revolve around the earth
The sun would revolve around the earth
The earth reaches its greatest orbital speed when...
a)farthest from the moon
b)closest to the moon
c)farthest from the sun
d)closest to the sun
Closest to the sun
Which rock is formed by precipitation from evaporating water?
a)granite
b)sandstone
c)shale
d) salt
Salt
Which element, found in both bitote mica and muscovite Mica makes up the greatest percent by the volume of Earth’s crust?
a)potassium
b)oxygen
c)nitrogen
Oxygen
Which best describes a major characteristic of both volcanoes and earthquakes?
a)they are centered at poles
b)they are related to the formation of glaciers
c)they are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere
d) they are located in the same geographic areas
Located in the same geographic areas
Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars?
a)the sun
b)betelgeuse
c)earth
d)jupiter
The sun
A low hill is composed of unsorted sediments that have mixed grain sizes. This hill was probably deposited by
A)the wind
B)wave action
C)running water
D)a glacier
A glacier
Whic common rock is formed from the solidification of molten material?
a)coal
b)rhyolite
c)slate
d)rock gypsum
Rhyolite
Which mineral, will scratch fluorite, galena, and pyroxene?
a)graphite
b)calcite
c)olivine
Olivine
Rock strata containing fossils of sharks teeth are found at an elevation of 5,000 meters. Which process most likely caused the sharks teeth to be located at this elevation?
a)continental glaciation
b)crustal uplift
c) ocean floor spreading
d)crustal subsidence
Crustal uplift
Which celestial feature is largest in actual size?
a)the moon
b)jupiter
c)the sun
d)the Milky Way
The milky way
Which is the best evidence that the Earth's crust has been uplifted?
A) shallow-water fossils found at great ocean depths
B) marine fossils found at high elevations above sea level
C) younger fossils above older fossils in layers of rock
D) marine fossils found in horizontal sedimentary lay
Marine fossils found at high elevations above sea level
A fine grained igneous rock contains 11% plagioclase, 72% pyroxene, 15% olivine, and 2% amphibole. This rock would most likely be classified as
a)basalt
b)gabbro
c)granite
d)rhyolite
Basalt
Which mineral has a metallic luster, a black streak, and is an ore of iron?
a)pyroxene
b)magnetite
c)graphite
Magnetite
Which evidence causes most scientists to believe that seafood spreading occurs at the mid-Atlantic Ridge?
a)oceanic crust on both sides of the ridge shows matching patterns of reversed and normal magnetic polarity
b) oceanic crust is oldest at the ridge
c)large sedimentary folds exist in the mantle near the ridge
d)oceanic crust on both sides of the ridge is less dense than the continental crust
a)oceanic crust on both sides of the ridge shows matching patterns of reversed and normal magnetic polarity
Three planets known as gas giants because of size and low density are...
a)Venus,Jupiter,and Neptune
b)Jupiter,Saturn,and Venus
c)Jupiter,Saturn,and Uranus
d)Venus,Uranus, and jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus
The best evidence of crustal movement would be provided by
A) weathered bedrock found at the bottom of a cliff
B) ripple marks found in sandy sediment
C) marine fossils found on a mountaintop
D) dinosaur tracks found in the surface bedrock
Marine fossils found on a mountaintop