geo quiz q's

Question 1

Which rock type can contain fossils?

Answer 1

Sedimentary rocks

Question 2

Which of the following makes up the sediment that forms an organic sedimentary rock?

Answer 2

plant fibers

Question 3

Which of the following rocks composed of silt- and clay- sized particles displays fissility

Answer 3

shale

Question 4

____ describes the range in particle sizes in a detrital sedimentary rock

Answer 4

sorting

Question 5

Which is the most abundant chemical sedimentary rock?

Answer 5

limestone

Question 6

____ are tiny “seed” particles created when small sediments or shell fragments are rolled by waves in water supersaturated with calcium carbonate.

Answer 6

Ooids

Question 7

Compaction will be the most significant lithificaiton process for which if the following rocks?

Answer 7

Shale

Question 8

A____ describes the observation of successive changes in a laterally continuous sedimentary layer that are visible and are interpreted as a result of many depositional processes taking place over a large area.

Answer 8

Facies.

Question 9

____ weathering is when physical forces break solid rock into smaller sediments

Answer 9

Mechanical

Question 10

Which of the following is not an agent of erosion?

Answer 10

Heat

Question 11

What is the most important agent of chemical weathering?

Answer 11

Water

Question 12

Which acid is commonly responsible for the dissolution of limestone?

Answer 12

Carbonic

Question 13

_____ is a soil that has bedrock as its parent material

Answer 13

residual soil

Question 14

_____ are the primary source of organic matter in soils

Answer 14

plants

Question 15

Which horizons make up the topsoil?

Answer 15

O and A horizons

Question 16

Which soil horizon can hold more water due to the accumulation of fine clay particles?

Answer 16

B horizon

Question 17

______ is a material’s resistance to flowing.

Answer 17

Viscosity

Question 18

With the exception of volcanoes associated withe a subduction zone, most volcanic islands are ___ volcanoes.

Answer 18

Shield

Question 19

In order to cover such large expanses of seafloor, shield volcanoes erupt____ lava.

Answer 19

basaltic

Question 20

A_____ is a submarine volcano.

Answer 20

Seamount

Question 21

Lavas errupting from composite cones are generally ____-rich, making them very viscous.

Answer 21

Silica

Question 22

What kind of volcano is most closely associated with pyroclastic flows?

Answer 22

Composite cone

Question 23

Along which plate boundary will chains of composite cone volcanoes be located?

Answer 23

Convergent Boundary

Question 24

Kilauea is a volcano created by _____

Answer 24

Intraplate volcanism