Geology Removals Flashcards

1
Q

Among the minerals on the crust, which minerals are the least common on the earth’s crust?

A

Mg (magnesium) in 2.1%

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2
Q

this describes the color of minerals in powdered form

A

streak

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3
Q

this texture indicates the highest level of metamorphism

A

Gneissose?

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4
Q

chemical weathering favors this climate

A

tropical

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5
Q

when aquifers are cut by a fault end exposed to the surface, this thing occurs:

A

springs

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6
Q

this type of landform marks the zone of accumulation of glaciers

A

cirque

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7
Q

this type of dune is ridge-like parallel to the net vector of two wind currents

A

longitudinal

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8
Q

these are causes of tsunamis except:

a. volcanic eruptions
b. fault movements
c. meteorite impacts
d. landslide
e. storms

A

e. storms

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9
Q

Active volcanoes can be found here except;

a. hotspots
b. O-O convergence
c. C-O convergence
d. Collision zones
e. Mid Oceanic Ridges

A

d. Collision zones

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10
Q

strong ground vibrations can be made by these:

A
  1. large landslides
  2. volcanic eruptions
  3. meteorite impact
  4. large trucks moving along the road
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11
Q

these structures are produced by compression, without fracturing the rock

A

Folds

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12
Q

these are the basis of mantle composition except:

a. moon composition
b. stony meteorite
c. iron meteorite
d. ophiolites
e. lava from hawaii

A

c. iron meteorite

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13
Q

these are rocks associated with violent eruptions except:

a. andesite
b. diorites
c. basalt
d. rhyolite
e. granites

A

c. basalt

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14
Q

these are fossils used to represent a specific period in time:

A

index fossils

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15
Q

the violent formation of the universe was said to be this theory:

A

Big Bang

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16
Q

these type of mass movement, occurs in an incline manner, with mixed rocks, soil, and other surface materials

A

debris avalanche

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17
Q

this type of landslide occurs during a storm, a few days after an earthquake

A

complex landslide

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18
Q

this stream recharges water to an aquifer

A

losing stream

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19
Q

quartz occurs rarely in this rock

A

peridotite

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20
Q

this type of aquifer has a designated recharge and discharge area

A

confined aquifer

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21
Q

a strike slip fault trends E-W Northern block moves slower to west

A

sinistral

22
Q

layered gabbro are associated with this process

A

crystal settling

23
Q

this part describes the orientation where cross-polarized light dims out

A

extinction angle

24
Q

first vertebrate appear in this time

A

cambrian

25
Q

these are long line of curved narrow ridges

A

Hogback

26
Q

this type of biozone is based on, geographically coverage of an organism

A

taxon-range zone

27
Q

this type of geomorphological landform is associated with plutons that failed to surface

A

Dome

28
Q

this device measures the angle along the microscope

A

goniometer

29
Q

this landform has fine sediments in the middle overlain by evaporites, surrounded by coarser sediments with cut and fill marks:

A

Lakes

30
Q

this mapping technique uses the number of steps to measure distance

A

pace factor

31
Q

this type of rock is associated with lack of surface drainage, clustered thick vegetation

A

carbonates

32
Q

these are landforms often found in the middle of the river, associated with negative changes in velocity

A

braid bars

33
Q

these are cliffs gentle slope on one side, steep slope on another

A

cuesta

34
Q

seed bearing plants first appeared during this time:

A

carboniferous

35
Q

Angiosperms are:

A

flowering plants

36
Q

select which one is least effective when detecting metals

a. gravity
b. magnetometry
c. IP
d. Er
e. Seismic

A

e. Seismic

37
Q

during exploration for Porphyry deposits you are looking for

A

Eroded volcanoes

38
Q

assuming a constant temperature, this form into layered igneous deposits

A

chemical equilibrium

39
Q

if the main product of the mine is copper, the occurrence of Gold during the extraction process is called:

A

Byproduct

40
Q

these are often high grade ore, mixed with low grade ore to meet the requirements of the mill

A

sweetener

41
Q

using a gravity technique for petroleum exploration, a good sign will be:

A

a negative anomaly

42
Q

these textures can be found along incomplete mineral reactions:

A

disequilibrium textures

43
Q

In Northwestern/western Leyte, the mountains are:

A

Fold mountains

44
Q

which of the ophiolites/complexes has commercial amounts of Pentlandite:

A

Zambales

45
Q

this software graphically displays the user’s data from the field

A

GIS

46
Q

the arc from masbate to ozamis is

A

ancient negros arc

47
Q

reptiles first appeared during:

A

carboniferous

48
Q

this alteration zone refers to the porphyry stock:

A

potassic

49
Q

these minerals are associated with the leached zones except:

a. cuprite
b. malachite
c. native copper
d. bornite
e. goethite

A

Bornite

50
Q

What do you look for during explorations?

A

Mienral deposit