Question 1

Geology is the study of...

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the earth

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weather

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space

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geodes

Question 2

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

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convection currents in the mantle

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magnetism

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conduction with the core

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radiation from the Sun

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT occur at convergent boundaries?

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mid ocean ridges

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mountain formation

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subduction

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volcanoes

Question 4

Divergent boundaries help to form ...

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ridges

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mountains

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volcanoes

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islands

Question 5

When continental plates converge with continental plate these form

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mountains

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islands

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ridges

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volcanoes

Question 6

Which of these events would be first to occur?

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volcanic eruption

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mountain formation

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weathering and erosion of a mountain

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mid ocean ridge formation

Question 7

Which of these events is slowest to occur?

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mountain formation

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earthquake

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volcanic eruption

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avalanche occuring

Question 8

How can igneous rocks form?

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magma cooling slowly

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cementation

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sedimentation

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heat and pressure

Question 9

Which of the following is not evidence for continental drift?

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The Atlantic Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean

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glacial deposits

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fossil evidence

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the continents shaped like puzzle pieces

Question 10

Weathering, erosion and deposition help to make this type of rock

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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extrusive igneous

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intrusive igneous

Question 11

How does erosion hurt the soil?

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removes fertile topsoil

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destroys bedrock

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breaks it up

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creates humus

Question 12

All of the following processes destroy land except

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volcanic activity

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erosion

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convergent plates

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weathering

Question 13

Plant roots can stop erosion.

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True

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False

Question 14

Plant roots can cause weathering

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True

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False

Question 15

The Grand Canyon is formed by water erosion.

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True

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False

Question 16

Erosion breaks it up and weathering takes it away.

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False

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True

Question 17

Some rocks can be chemically weathered since they contain metal.  This is called

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oxidation

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physical weathering

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acid weathering

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decomposition

Question 18

What are we NOT able to tell from fossils?

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the formation of the Earth

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how environments have changed

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changes in the earth's surface

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how organisms have changed

Question 19

A greater flow of water will cause a greater speed of weathering and erosion.

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True

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False

Question 20

The greatest amount of seismic activity occurs

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at plate boundaries

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in the ocean

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edges of continents

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on land

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