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Day 1 Pre-test Flashcards

1
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What branch of Earth Science deals with the earth, its processes, and history?

A

Geology

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2
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Father of Modern Geology

A

James Hutton

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3
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The Philippine Fault Zone is a?

A

Sinistral Fault

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4
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Why are there volcanoes on both western and eastern seaboards of the Philippines?

A

There are trenches on both sides

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5
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A fault with upthrown footwall

A

Normal fault

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6
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Serves as a footwall of two normal faults

A

Horst

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7
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A fault that has little to no vertical movement

A

Strike-slip fault

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8
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What is a fault?

A

It moved yesterday

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9
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Why is wind erosion insignificant compared to running water?

A

1) water can carry more volume of sediments
2) wind carries low volumes of sediments

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10
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What epoch is today

A

Holocene

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11
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Which one is a structurally controlled stream? (Dendritic, Radial, Perpendicular, Parallel)

A

Perpendicular

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12
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How did Earth Scientists described the timing and agreements of events for the geological time scale?

A

they based it on:
1) large-scale geological events
2) mass extinctions
3) changes in paleoenvironments
4) dominant species

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13
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The Philippines is an example of

A

Volcanic Island Arc

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14
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Which is the strongest bond on earth?

A

Covalent

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15
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What do you call a spur that is a remnant of a fault

A

Triangular facets

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16
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What and where was the fault that generated a 7.2Mw Earthquake on October 15, 2013?

A

North Bohol Fault, Bohol

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17
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What is the Bowen’s Reaction Series

A

It is a representation of general mineral compositions and variation igneous rocks at certain temperatures

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18
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Which one does not belong? (Burgess Shale, Aldan River, Marble Mountains, La Brea Tarpits)

A

La Brea Tarpits

19
Q

Which of the following transport agents generally result in the most poorly sorted sediments? (Rivers, Ocean Waves, Glaciers, Winds)

A

Glaciers

20
Q

What is the most common rock found from the Precambrian

A

Gneiss

21
Q

Eustatic change is one of the most likely outcome of global warming. What is eustasy?

A

Sea level change

22
Q

In which period gave rise to the first mammals?

A

Triassic

23
Q

During which period did the first true coniferous trees appeared?

A

Carboniferous

24
Q

Which is built by organisms? (Kettles, Benches, Atolls, Levees)

A

Atolls

25
Q

How fast does the earth spin at the equator

A

~1600 kph

26
Q

What is the radius of the Earth?

A

6370 km

27
Q

What great change in the Earth’s biology took place around 2300mya

A

Oxygenation

28
Q

Which of the following minerals would crystallize first in silicate magma?

A

Olivine

29
Q

Silt and clay are most likely part of a river’s

A

Suspended load

30
Q

Where was the first unrecognized republic of the Philippines reclared?

A

Biak-na-bato

31
Q

Which one was the worst mass extinction? (K-Pg, Permian-Triassic, Pleistocene, Precambrian-Cambrian)

A

Permian-Triassic

32
Q

Which minerals always go together? (Azurite & Malachite, Olivine & Quartz, Quartz & Calcite, Hematite and Chert, Magnetite and Chlorite)

A

Azurite and Malachite

33
Q

What famous fossil was found in the Solnhofen Limestone Formation?

A

Archeopteryx

34
Q

What is called the natural splitting in direction of a schist?

A

Foliation

35
Q

What kind of fault shook Eastern Visayas lsst July 6, 2017?

A

Left-lateral strike-slip fault

36
Q

What occurred in what’s called the Cambrian explosion?

A

Abundance of hard-bodied organisms

37
Q

Which metal is the best electrical conductor?

A

Silver

38
Q

The length of this dinosaur is less than 2m, having a prominent role in the Jurassic Park film series?

A

Velociraptor

39
Q

When was the last eruption of Mt. Taal?

A

2024 (October 10)

40
Q

Which structure is a result of compression?

A

North Bohol Fault

41
Q

This is a result of a fault slicing off and exposing a part of an aquifer?

A

Spring

42
Q

Sierra Madre is the result of the subduction of the?

A

Luzon Trough

43
Q

These parts of the Philippines is continental derived/ has affinity except: (Zamboanga, Romblon, Northern Palawan, Southern Palawan)

A

Southern Palawan

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