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2nd Review For Periodical Exam Flashcards

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1
Q

Which of the following process does NOT after the composition
of material?

A. chemical weathering
B.dissolution
C.hyrolysis
D. mechanical weathering

A

D. mechanical weathering

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What type of weathering is exhibited when the rocks are fractured, cracked, and broken down into small pieces

A.chemical weathering
B.oxidation
C.physical weathering
D. pressure change

A

C.physical weathering

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3
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Which of the following is an example of oxidation?

A.rusting of iron
B.halite dissolves in water
C. feldspar decomposes to form clay
D stalactites and stalagmites formation

A

A.rusting of iron

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4
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Which activity does NOT facilitate erosion?

A.kaingin
B. loss of plant cover
C.planting
D. steepening of slope

A

C.planting

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5
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Which diagram exhibits the most ideal arrangement for exogenic processes?

A.erosion-sediments-weathering-transport-deposition

B. sediments-erosion-weathering-transport

C. sediments-transport- erosion-weathering

D.weathering-erosion-transport-deposition

A

D.weathering-erosion-transport-deposition

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6
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What term refers to the removal and transport of weathered material from one place to another?

A.deposition

B. erosion

C. sublimation

D. weathering

A

B. erosion

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7
Q

Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

A.glacier
B. rocks
C water
D. wind

A

B. rocks

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8
Q

Which of the following cannot be considered as a role of gravity in erosion?

A. It moves glaciers down slope.
B. It loosens the land materials.
C. In mountains, it moves down large slabs of rocks.
D.It acts as agents of mass wasting like landslides, fall, mudflows, and avalanches

A

B. It loosens the land materials.

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9
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What term refers to the process wherein rocks break down into pieces?

A.deposition
B.erosion
C. mass wasting
D. weathering

A

D. weathering

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10
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What process of chemical weathering is involved when water reacts with one mineral to form a new mineral like feldspar into clay?
A.dissolution

B. hydrolysis

C. oxidation

D. pressure

A

B. hydrolysis

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11
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What type of mechanical weathering occurs when freezing of water and repeated thawing in cracks of rocks?

A. abrasion

B.frost wedging

C. oxidation

D. solution

A

B.frost wedging

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12
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Which of the following does NOT cause chemical changes in the composition of rocks?

A.abrasion

B. dissolution

C. hydrolysis

D. oxidation

A

A.abrasion

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13
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What chemical reaction takes place during rusting of iron?

A. abrasion

B.dissolution

C. hydrolysis

D. oxidation

A

D. oxidation

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14
Q

Which of the following processes cannot be considered as exogenic?

A deposition

B. erosion

C. eruption

D.weathering

A

C. eruption

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15
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What is the process by which sediments settle down in a particular area?

A. deformation
B.deposition
C.transport
D. weathering

A

B.deposition

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16
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What process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or between adjoining regions, without movement of the material?

A. conduction

B. convection

C. Insolation

D. radiation

A

A. conduction

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17
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Why radioactive decay plays a significant role in Earth’s internal heat?

A. Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced thermal energy.

B. Radioactive element can be found anywhere in the planet.

C. When radioactive element decays, it produces heat.

D.All of the above

A

D.All of the above

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18
Q

Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange between the Sun and the Earth that controls the temperatures of the latter?

A.conduction

B. convection

C. insolation

D. radiation

A

D. radiation

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19
Q

What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust?

A. heat from the sun
B. primordial heat
C.radiogenic heat
D. super heating

A

C.radiogenic heat

20
Q

How the conduction in the surface of the earth affects the temperature of our atmosphere?

A. Air molecules do not come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.

B. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy.

C.Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy
D. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and ocean resulting to the decrease of it’s thermal energy.

A

C.Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal energy

21
Q

What are the two factors that affect conduction on the Earth’s surface?

A.radioactive decay and nuclear disintegration of elements

B.movements of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core
C. heat from the Earth’s core and radiation from the Sun

D.stored magma and volcanic eruption

A

B.movements of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core

22
Q

What kind of process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules?

A. conduction
B. convection
C. insolation
D.radiation

A

A. conduction

23
Q

What kind of heat transfer occurs mostly on the Earth’s surface?

A.conduction
B.convection
C.Insolation
D. radiation

A

D. radiation

24
Q

How does the mantle behave as a viscous fluid on a geological time scale?

A.altitude
B. pressure
C. radiation
D. temperature

A

A.altitude

25
Q

What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy caused by a convection current?

A.earthquake
B. hurricane
C. storm surge
D. volcanic eruptions

A

A.earthquake

26
Q

Which of the following are boundaries between the three major layers of the earth?

A. arches

B. discontinuities

C.Oplates

D. poles

A

B. discontinuities

27
Q

What heat transfer of fluid in the earth’s interior results to the movement of rocky mantle up to the surface of

the earth?

A. conduction

B convection current

C. insolation

D. radiation

A

B. convection current

28
Q

Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the crust all the way to the core?

A.crust
B. inner core
C. mantle
D. outer core

A

C. mantle

29
Q

Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. core
B.crust
C. discontinuity
D. mantle

A

B.crust

30
Q

How much is the approximate terawatts in the flow of heat in Earth’s interior to its surface?

A. 41 terawatts
B. 43 terawatts
C.47 terawatts
D. 49 terawatts

A

C.47 terawatts

31
Q

What process occurs if there are formation and movement of magma under the earth’s crust?

A.decompression melting

B. flux melting

C. heat transfer

D. partial melting

A

A.decompression melting

32
Q

What term should be used to describe a semi-liquid hot molten rock located beneath the Earth?

A. lava

B.magma

C. rocks

D. sand

A

B.magma

33
Q

In what part of the earth does magmatism happen?

A.Asthenosphere

B. Earth’s crust

C. Earth’s core

D. Lithosphere

A

A.Asthenosphere

34
Q

What do you call the semi-liquid hot molten rocks found on the surface of earth once the volcano erupts?

A. lava

B. magma

C. sand

D. rocks

A

A. lava

35
Q

During partial melting of magma, where does decompression melting take place?

A.convergent boundary
B. mid-ocean ridge
C subduction zone
D. all of the above

A

B. mid-ocean ridge

36
Q

Which of the following is NOT a
factor of partial melting?

A.addition of volatiles
B. an increase in pressure
C. an increase in temperature
D. decrease in pressure

A

B. an increase in pressure

37
Q

When water or carbon dioxide is added to hot rocks, the melting points of minerals within the rocks decrease.What process is being described?

A. decompression melting
B.flux melting
C. heat transfer
D. partial melting

A

B.flux melting

38
Q

During partial melting, which of the following minerals melt last?

A. biotite

B. feldspar

C.quartz

D. none of the above

A

A. biotite

39
Q

What are the two most abundant elements in magma?

A. oxygen and iron

B.oxygen and magnesium

C. silicon and aluminum

D. silicon and oxygen

A

C. silicon and aluminum

40
Q

What will happen to the temperature of rocks during partial melting?

A. decreases

B.increases

C. remains the same

D. all of the above

A

B.increases

41
Q

During partial melting of magma, where does heat transfer take place?

A.convergent boundary
B. mid-ocean ridge
C. subduction zone
D. all of the above

A

A.convergent boundary

42
Q

Mantle rocks remain solid when exposed to high pressure. However, during convection,these rocks tend to go upward (shallower level), and the pressure is reduced. What process is being described?

A.decompression melting
B. flux melting
C. heat transfer
D. partial melting

A

A.decompression melting

43
Q

During partial melting, which ofvthe following minerals melt first?

A. blotite

B. feldspar

C. quartz

D.both b and c

A

D.both b and c

44
Q

During partial melting of magma, where does flux melting take place?

A convergent boundary

B. mid-ocean ridge

C. subduction zone

D.all of the above

A

C. subduction zone

45
Q

Conduction in mantle happens when heat is transferred from hotter molten rocks to the Earth’s cold crust. What process is being described?

A.decompression melting

B. flux melting

C.heat transfer

D. partial melting

A

C.heat transfer

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