Geologic Time — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which is one of the main categories of sedimentary rocks?

A
clastic
B
limestone
C
shale
D
sandstone
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Which event is most likely if an index fossil is found in a layer at location 1, but the layer and index fossil are not found at location 2 nearby, which is known to be the same relative age?

A
The layer at location 2 is too old to contain fossils.
B
The locations were too close together.
C
The organism did not exist at location 2.
D
The layers at location 2 formed much earlier than those at location 1.
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Which phrase describes elevation?

A
the height of a feature above sea level
B
the distance of a feature above the clouds
C
the distance above the lowest point in the area
D
the height of a feature above the nearest mountaintop
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Which statement describes landforms?

A
They are natural.
B
They are all the same.
C
They have indistinct shapes.
D
They all have the same combinations of elevation and relief.
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Topography maps are best used for which activity?

A
designing roads for a new town
B
sailing across one of the Great Lakes
C
estimating the number of trees in an area
D
determining the warmest beach to visit
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The image shows a type of fault.

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A
compression
B
gravity
C
tension
D
shearing
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Which correctly lists the three types of rock particles that make up soil?

A
air, clay, and sand
B
clay, water, and silt
C
sand, clay, and silt
D
silt, water, and air
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Which displays Earth’s curved surface on a flat model?

A
globe
B
grid
C
meridian
D
projection
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Which is an issue that governments must consider before passing conservation policies?

A
urbanization implications
B
cost to implement conservation policies
C
desertification implications
D
cost to implement deforestation
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A small, jagged particle with a density of 1.2 g/cm3 deposits on the ground before a large, round particle with a density of 0.82 g/cm3.Which most likely influences the rate of deposition of the jagged particle?

A
large size
B
low density
C
high density
D
irregular shape
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Which period belongs to the Paleozoic era and not the Cenozoic era?

A
Devonian
B
Neogene
C
Paleogene
D
Quaternary
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Which coal field location is related to coal fields in the United States and supports the theory of continental drift?

A
India
B
Africa
C
Australia
D
Europe
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Study this image of lithospheric plates.

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A
Pacific, Eurasian, and African
B
African, North American, and South American
C
Eurasian, African, and South American
D
North American, Pacific, and African
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This is Mohs hardness scale.

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A
apatite, quartz, fluorite, talc
B
diamond, talc, fluorite, topaz
C
talc, calcite, orthoclase, diamond
D
corundum, quartz, calcite, gypsum
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Which is an example of how water is used inside and around the home?

A
fishing in a lake
B
washing clothes at the laundromat
C
brushing teeth before bed
D
washing a car in an automatic carwash
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Which correctly lists the three land uses that the Bureau of Land Management was originally created to manage?

A
mining, recreation, wildlife refuges
B
recreation, developing oil and gas, battlefields
C
grazing, mining, developing oil and gas
D
developing oil and gas, battlefields, wildlife refuges
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Which statement describes the location of an earthquake’s epicenter?

A
It is located using a single set of data.
B
It is determined by the Mercalli Scale.
C
It is determined by the arrival time of surface waves.
D
It is located at the point directly above the focus
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How is the elevation displayed on a topographic map?

A
contour lines
B
contour intervals
C
index contours
D
intermediate contours
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Which process involves wind moving loose sediment?

A
abrasion
B
deflation
C
impact
D
plucking
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The image shows a cross section of a volcano.

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A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4

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