Question 1

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is transported?

Accepted Answer

A)   location 1
B)   location 2
C)   location 3
D)   location 4E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

Accepted Answer

A)   why continents and oceans are different
B)   why a landscape looks the way it does
C)   how life in the past was different than today
D)   how global climate has changed since the ice ages
E)   all of theseF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Choose appropriate ways)  that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

Accepted Answer

A)   provides geothermal power
B)   enables easy transportation of goods
C)   increases likelihood of earthquakesD) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 4

What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)   solar system
B)   planetary system
C)   galactic system
D)   ecosystemE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is are)  mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   atmosphere
B)   lithosphere
C)   biosphere
D)   hydrosphere
E)   both the biosphere and hydrosphereF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The rock cycle shows that rock is transformed after partial melting during metamorphism into:

Accepted Answer

A)   magma
B)   sediment
C)   igneous rockD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

Accepted Answer

A)   location 2, along a steep mountain front
B)   location 3, in sand dunes
C)   location 4, along a beach
D)   locations 2 and 3
E)   locations 3 and 4F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is true about forces and energy imposed on Earth from space?

Accepted Answer

A)   Internal processes within the Moon produce light during the night.
B)   Sun's electromagnetic energy is all blocked by Earth's protective atmosphere.
C)   Our massive Sun is the only object that exerts a gravitational pull on Earth.
D)   All of these.
E)   None of these.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

Accepted Answer

A)   increasing erosion in mountains
B)   increasing flooding hazards
C)   increasing mudslide hazards
D)   water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply
E)   all of theseF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Based on this topographic profile across the central United States, which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

Accepted Answer

A)   Colorado Rockies
B)   Mississippi River
C)   East CoastD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 11

The largest object in the solar system is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Earth
B)   the Earth's Moon
C)   Saturn
D)   Jupiter
E)   the SunF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   atmosphere
B)   lithosphere
C)   biosphere
D)   hydrosphereE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

Accepted Answer

A)   location 1
B)   location 2
C)   location 3
D)   location 4E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Magma is molten rock that occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)   on the surface
B)   undergroundC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 15

Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

Accepted Answer

A)   location 1
B)   location 2
C)   location 3
D)   location 4
E)   locations 1 and 2F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 16

A dry climate might impact how people live by increasing:

Accepted Answer

A)   the risk of drought and other water shortages
B)   irrigation needs
C)   the likelihood of volcanic activity
D)   the likelihood of earthquakes
E)   both a and bF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

Accepted Answer

A)   continental crust
B)   oceanic crust
C)   upper mantle
D)   lower mantle
E)   coreF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following are ways that the atmosphere interacts with Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   Liquid water on the surface can evaporate, becoming water vapor in the atmosphere.
B)   The atmosphere includes a low percentage of water vapor, most of which comes from the oceans.
C)   Earth's atmosphere blocks most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
D)   Some energy that strikes the earth is converted into infrared energy.
E)   All of these.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

Accepted Answer

A)   continental and oceanic crust
B)   both types of crust and the uppermost mantle
C)   weak part of the upper mantle
D)   upper and lower mantle
E)   lower mantle and outer coreF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Which type of crust has the greater thickness?

Accepted Answer

A)   continental
B)   oceanicC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Exam 1: The Nature of Geology

Which of the following is true about forces and energy imposed on Earth from space?

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Which type of crust has the greater thickness?

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Which of the following locations would have weathering of bedrock or loose sediment?

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What system is comprised of the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun?

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Based on this topographic profile across the central United States, which region probably has neither the thinnest nor thickest crust?

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Which of the following locations would most likely contain a high percentage of sand?

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Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying:

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Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is deposited but not eroded?

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Magma is molten rock that occurs:

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Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

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Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

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A dry climate might impact how people live by increasing:

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The rock cycle shows that rock is transformed after partial melting during metamorphism into:

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Which layer in the earth is similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite?

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Which of the following are ways that the atmosphere interacts with Earth's surface?

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The largest object in the solar system is:

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Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does NOT involve material above Earth's surface?

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Which of the following best indicates a location where sediment is transported?

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Choose appropriate ways) that hot springs might impact people living nearby:

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Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following is are) mostly between the lithosphere and atmosphere?

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