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33 Cards in this Set
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Which potential geologic hazard is NOT represented by a feature on the figure? |
Contaminated groundwater |
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The distribution of natural resources is influenced by the: |
All of the above (Type of Rocks, age of the rocks, way in which the rocks formed) |
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Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying: |
All of the above (Why continents have different regions, why a landscape looks the way it does, how life in the past was different than today, how global climate has changed since the ice ages) |
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Which of the following is NOT a way geology informs us about Earth's past? |
how the first second of the universe differed from a second today |
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Continental ice sheets were more common 28,000 years ago than they are today because: |
The Earth was cooler than now |
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The main layers of the Earth's in correct order, from the surface moving down, are: |
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core |
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Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest? |
Oceanic Crust |
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Where is the Oceanic crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer core, and the inner core? |
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Which layer on this figure is the upper mantle? |
C |
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Which layer on this figure is the continental crust? |
A |
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Which layer on this figure is the oceanic crust? |
B |
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Which layer in the earth is similar to the composition of granite? |
Continental Crust |
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Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to basalt, a dark lava rock? |
Oceanic Crust |
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Which layer in the earth is similar to the green mineral olivine? |
Mantle |
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Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite? |
Core |
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Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for why a region is higher in elevation than adjacent regions? |
The crust is more dense |
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What is the most likely reason why a region is higher than adjacent regions? |
The crust is thicker |
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Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains? |
both types of crust and the uppermost mantle |
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Which of the following Earth layers is the thickest? |
mantle |
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The main difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is the: |
asthenosphere is less rigid |
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Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a sedimentary rock forms? |
heating next to a magma |
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Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms? |
intense squeezing from tectonic forces |
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Rock that has formed from cooling magma or lava is: |
Igneous rock |
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Heat, pressure, and deformation are processes that can create: |
metamorphic rocks |
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Which of the following does NOT list processes in an order consistent with a logical progression through the rock cycle? |
solidification, melting, burial |
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According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after: |
deposition and burial |
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If rock is exposed to enough heat after metamorphism it will eventually: |
melt into magma |
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Magma is molten rock that occurs: |
underground |
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Choose the answer that best explains why a rock might not go through the complete rock cycle. |
rock may be involved in a variety of processes in different sequences |
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Name the cycle that describes water processes that occur on land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans. |
hydrologic |
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Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface? |
lithosphere |
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Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is (are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere? |
both the biosphere and hyrosphere |
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What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun? |
Solar System |