Day 1 Pre-test Flashcards
What branch of Earth Science deals with the earth, its processes, and history?
Geology
Father of Modern Geology
James Hutton
The Philippine Fault Zone is a?
Sinistral Fault
Why are there volcanoes on both western and eastern seaboards of the Philippines?
There are trenches on both sides
A fault with upthrown footwall
Normal fault
Serves as a footwall of two normal faults
Horst
A fault that has little to no vertical movement
Strike-slip fault
What is a fault?
It moved yesterday
Why is wind erosion insignificant compared to running water?
1) water can carry more volume of sediments
2) wind carries low volumes of sediments
What epoch is today
Holocene
Which one is a structurally controlled stream? (Dendritic, Radial, Perpendicular, Parallel)
Perpendicular
How did Earth Scientists described the timing and agreements of events for the geological time scale?
they based it on:
1) large-scale geological events
2) mass extinctions
3) changes in paleoenvironments
4) dominant species
The Philippines is an example of
Volcanic Island Arc
Which is the strongest bond on earth?
Covalent
What do you call a spur that is a remnant of a fault
Triangular facets
What and where was the fault that generated a 7.2Mw Earthquake on October 15, 2013?
North Bohol Fault, Bohol
What is the Bowen’s Reaction Series
It is a representation of general mineral compositions and variation igneous rocks at certain temperatures
Which one does not belong? (Burgess Shale, Aldan River, Marble Mountains, La Brea Tarpits)
La Brea Tarpits
Which of the following transport agents generally result in the most poorly sorted sediments? (Rivers, Ocean Waves, Glaciers, Winds)
Glaciers
What is the most common rock found from the Precambrian
Gneiss
Eustatic change is one of the most likely outcome of global warming. What is eustasy?
Sea level change
In which period gave rise to the first mammals?
Triassic
During which period did the first true coniferous trees appeared?
Carboniferous
Which is built by organisms? (Kettles, Benches, Atolls, Levees)
Atolls
How fast does the earth spin at the equator
~1600 kph
What is the radius of the Earth?
6370 km
What great change in the Earth’s biology took place around 2300mya
Oxygenation
Which of the following minerals would crystallize first in silicate magma?
Olivine
Silt and clay are most likely part of a river’s
Suspended load
Where was the first unrecognized republic of the Philippines reclared?
Biak-na-bato
Which one was the worst mass extinction? (K-Pg, Permian-Triassic, Pleistocene, Precambrian-Cambrian)
Permian-Triassic
Which minerals always go together? (Azurite & Malachite, Olivine & Quartz, Quartz & Calcite, Hematite and Chert, Magnetite and Chlorite)
Azurite and Malachite
What famous fossil was found in the Solnhofen Limestone Formation?
Archeopteryx
What is called the natural splitting in direction of a schist?
Foliation
What kind of fault shook Eastern Visayas lsst July 6, 2017?
Left-lateral strike-slip fault
What occurred in what’s called the Cambrian explosion?
Abundance of hard-bodied organisms
Which metal is the best electrical conductor?
Silver
The length of this dinosaur is less than 2m, having a prominent role in the Jurassic Park film series?
Velociraptor
When was the last eruption of Mt. Taal?
2024 (October 10)
Which structure is a result of compression?
North Bohol Fault
This is a result of a fault slicing off and exposing a part of an aquifer?
Spring
Sierra Madre is the result of the subduction of the?
Luzon Trough
These parts of the Philippines is continental derived/ has affinity except: (Zamboanga, Romblon, Northern Palawan, Southern Palawan)
Southern Palawan
