EARTH SCIENCE/SECOND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST
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- Q1
In which of the following climates will chemical weathering be most rapid?
Hot and dry
Hot and humid
Cold and humid
Cold and dry
300sS11ES-IIa-22 - Q2
Which of the following statements about weathering is FALSE?
Heat and heavy rainfall increase the rate of chemical weathering.
Rocks of different compositions weather at different rates.
The longer a rock is exposed at the surface, the more weathered it becomes.
The presence of soil slows down the weathering of the underlying bedrock.
300sS11ES-IIa-22 - Q3
The map below shows a meandering river. Points A and B are locations on the banks of the river. What are the dominant processes occurring at locations A and B?
Erosion at both locations A and B
Deposition at location A, erosion at location B
Deposition at both locations A and B
Erosion at location A, deposition at location B
300sS11ES-IIa-22 - Q4
Which weathering process is most common in a hot, dry environment?
Frost action
Carbonation
Hydrolysis
Abrasion
300sS11ES-IIa-22 - Q5
Heat flow from Earth’s interior to its surface and atmosphere _________.
roughly the same everywhere on Earth
is negligible
is associated with plate tectonics
varies randomly from place to place on Earth
300sS11ES-IIb-c-23 - Q6
Over time, Earth’s interior is __________.
heating up
cooling off
cooling off during some periods of Earth history and warming up during others
gaining and losing the same amount of thermal energy each year
300sS11ES-IIb-c-23 - Q7
Which of the following is NOT a major process that has contributed to Earth’s internal heat?
The heat released as iron crystallized to form the inner core.
The heat from radioactivity of radioactive isotopes of U, Th and K.
The heat from the sun since the beginning of Earth history.
The heat released by colliding particles during the formation of the Earth.
300sS11ES-IIb-c-23 - Q8
Which of the following locations describes one example of a place where igneous rocks are forming?
Within the crust below an active volcano
Everywhere beneath the earth's surface
In a streambed near a volcano
On the surface of the sea floor
300sS11ES-IIc-25 - Q9
Formation of magma generally begins __________.
along the surface of a rock body
at the centers of mineral crystals
in the center of a rock body
at the junctions between different mineral grains
300sS11ES-IIc-25 - Q10
Which of the following statements best describes magmatic differentiation?
The process by which the same igneous rock may produce different magma compositions upon melting.
Heavier crystals float on the top of the magma in the magma chamber producing a layered igneous rock upon complete solidification.
The process by which the same magma may produce different composition igneous rocks.
Crystal settling may produce different melting conditions for a rock in different plate tectonic scenarios.
300sS11ES-IIc-25 - Q11
Why can studying the mineral assemblage in a metamorphic rock give information about the temperature and pressure conditions under which it formed?
All rocks formed under the same pressure and temperature conditions have the same mineral composition, regardless of the original parent rock composition.
As pressure and temperature change, unstable minerals react to form minerals that are stable under the new conditions.
Minerals formed under high temperature and pressure contain inclusions that preserve the metamorphic history of the rock.
Some minerals are produced spontaneously under specific temperature and pressure conditions.
300sS11ES-IIc-d-26 - Q12
A geologist concludes that a particular metamorphic rock formed at high pressure. Which feature of the rock most likely led to this conclusion?
Its parent rock contained large sediments.
It contains dense minerals.
It was found in close association with intrusive igneous rock.
Its layers have been pulled and lengthened.
300sS11ES-IIc-d-26 - Q13
What happened to the temperature and pressure if the rocks are buried down deep?
They decrease
They intermittently change
They increase
They remain constant
300sS11ES-IIc-d-26 - Q14
The most common stress on rocks at convergent plate boundaries is __________.
confining
shearing
compression
tension
300sS11ES-IId-27 - Q15
The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull apart or twist in opposite directions is called__________.
tension
shearing
deformation
compression
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