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Geology 2014
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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____ 9. When you touch a hot pot or pan, energy moves from the pot to your hand. This is called
a. magnetic energy.
b. indirect evidence.
c. subduction.
d. heat transfer.
____ 10. The transfer of energy through empty space is called
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. radiation.
d. subduction.
____ 11. Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
a. convection currents.
b. radiation.
c. conduction.
d. density.
____ 12. According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,
a. Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
b. the continents do not move.
c. Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
d. the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
____ 13. What is Pangaea?
a. the name of a German scientist
b. the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c. another name for continental drift
d. the name of an ancient fossil
____ 14. Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a. evidence from landforms
b. evidence from fossils
c. evidence from human remains
d. evidence from climate
____ 15. Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
a. they were afraid of a new idea.
b. Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago.
c. Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis.
d. Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
____ 16. What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
a. satellites
b. deep-sea diving
c. submarines
d. sonar
____ 17. In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
a. along the edges of all the continents.
b. along mid-ocean ridges.
c. in deep-ocean trenches.
d. at the north and south poles.
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____ 18. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
a. convection.
b. continental drift.
c. subduction.
d. conduction.
____ 19. Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
a. conduction.
b. earthquakes.
c. convection currents in the mantle.
d. Earth’s magnetic field.
____ 20. The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory
of
a. subduction.
b. plate tectonics.
c. deep-ocean trenches.
d. sea-floor spreading.
____ 21. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a. transform boundary.
b. divergent boundary.
c. convergent boundary.
d. rift valley.
____ 22. A rift valley forms at a
a. convergent plate boundary
b. divergent plate boundary.
c. transform boundary.
d. deep-ocean trench.
____ 23. Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth’s interior is made up of several
a. continents.
b. layers.
c. ridges.
d. trenches.
____ 24. Earth’s mantle is
a. a layer of molten metal.
b. a layer of hot rock.
c. a dense ball of solid metal.
d. a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
____ 25. A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a. mid-ocean ridge.
b. deep-ocean trench.
c. rift valley.
d. mountain range.
____ 26. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a
a. landform.
b. continent.
c. fossil.
d. landmass.
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____ 27. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called
a. sedimentary rock.
b. metamorphic rock.
c. igneous rock.
d. coarse-grained rock.
____ 28. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
a. compaction.
b. cementation.
c. deposition.
d. erosion.
____ 29. Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into
a. chemical rock.
b. gemstones.
c. metamorphic rock.
d. sedimentary rock.
____ 30. A series of processes on Earth’s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind
to another is called
a. erosion.
b. crystallization.
c. the rock cycle.
d. evaporation.
____ 31. Which of the following is NOT one of the possible stages in the rock cycle?
a. volcanic activity
b. erosion
c. smelting
d. melting
____ 32. Erosion on a mountain range that was pushed up as a result of two continental plates colliding will lead to the
formation of
a. igneous rock.
b. metamorphic rock.
c. magma.
d. sedimentary rock.
____ 33. Generally, a rock is made up of
a. large crystals.
b. a mixture of minerals and other materials.
c. small crystals.
d. a compound of several elements.
____ 34. Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth’s crust provide direct evidence about Earth’s interior in the form
of
a. seismic waves.
b. rock samples.
c. liquid iron.
d. volcanic eruption.
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____ 35. When the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid will
a. speed up.
b. change direction.
c. eventually stop.
d. continue at the same rate forever.
____ 36. Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s
a. continents.
b. mantle.
c. lithosphere.
d. inner core.
____ 37. Mid-ocean ridges are
a. found in all of Earth’s oceans.
b. found only in the Pacific Ocean.
c. located mostly along coastlines.
d. long deep-ocean trenches.
____ 38. The place where two plates come together is known as a
a. transform boundary.
b. divergent boundary.
c. convergent boundary.
d. rift valley.
____ 39. Where does most metamorphic rock form?
a. at the surface
b. just below the surface
c. in ocean waters
d. deep underground
____ 40. The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from
a. the heat of the mantle.
b. the sun.
c. movements in the crust.
d. chemical rocks in the crust.
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
____ 41. A mineral with a hardness of 6 will scratch a mineral with a hardness of more than 6.
_________________________
____ 42. Minerals come from organic materials. _________________________
____ 43. A mineral that does not split apart evenly has the property of fracture. _________________________
____ 44. To study Earth’s interior, geologists often rely on indirect methods, such as evidence from fossils.
_________________________
____ 45. Pressure increases from Earth’s surface toward the center of Earth. _________________________
____ 46. If subduction occurs faster than oceanic crust can be created, an ocean will expand.
_________________________
____ 47. Each major group of rocks follows only one pathway in the rock cycle. _________________________
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____ 48. High pressure can change an igneous rock into a(n) sedimentary rock. _________________________
____ 49. Plate movements drive the process of erosion by pushing rock back into the mantle, where it melts and
becomes magma again. _________________________
____ 50. The small particles of rock or the remains of living things that make up sedimentary rocks are called cement.
_________________________
Completion
Complete each statement.
51. A mineral is always a(n) ____________________ because it has a definite volume and shape.
52. The splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces is a property called ____________________.
53. A gemstone that is cut and polished is a(n) ____________________.
54. One way to identify a mineral is to rub it against a piece of unglazed tile to observe its
____________________.
55. Lava at Earth’s surface or ____________________ below Earth’s surface cools and hardens to form mineral
crystals.
56. ____________________ is a rock with a fine, dark texture that makes up the oceanic crust.
57. A continental plate collides with an oceanic plate at a(n) ____________________ boundary.
58. A series of processes known as the ____________________ slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
kind.
59. In the rock cycle, melted rock from the ____________________ moves upward when oceanic plates move
apart.
60. Dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock in a process called
____________________.
61. The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind, or ice is called ____________________, an important
process in the formation of sedimentary rocks.
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Short Answer
Mineral Hardness
Talc 1
Gypsum 2
Calcite 3
Fluorite 4
Apatite 5
Feldspar 6
Quartz 7
Topaz 8
Corundum 9
Diamond 10
62. What would happen if you rubbed a piece of fluorite against a piece of feldspar?
63. Which minerals in the table will scratch quartz?
64. List the following minerals in order of decreasing hardness: apatite, calcite, corundum, feldspar, and talc.
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65. Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the
greatest?
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68. In the rock cycle, what forces could cause a metamorphic rock to become magma?
69. What step in the rock cycle creates the sediment from which sedimentary rock is formed?
70. In the rock cycle, what happens to magma and lava once they cool and harden?
71. Must sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock before it can become magma? Explain your answer.
72. Describe two pathways through the rock cycle in which igneous rock can become metamorphic rock.
73. Describe a pathway through the rock cycle in which magma becomes sedimentary rock.
Essay
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75. List the five characteristics a substance must have to be a mineral. Explain why coal and a glass marble are
not minerals.
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Geology 2014
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
PTS: 1 DIF: L2 REF: p. F-164 OBJ: F.5.6.1 Describe the rock cycle.
STA: GR7.S6.C2.PO.1 BLM: comprehension
48. ANS: F, metamorphic
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COMPLETION
PTS: 1 DIF: L1 REF: p. F-164 OBJ: F.5.6.1 Describe the rock cycle.
STA: GR7.S6.C2.PO.1 BLM: knowledge
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SHORT ANSWER
62. ANS:
The fluorite would be scratched but the feldspar would not be scratched.
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66. ANS:
divergent
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73. ANS:
Magma could cool and harden to become igneous rock, which could erode to become sediment. The
sediment, through compaction and cementation, could become sedimentary rock.
ESSAY
74. ANS:
The color of a mineral is an easily observed property. However, many minerals occur in a variety of colors,
so few minerals can be identified based only on their color.