Practice Test

Question 1

How much material would be weathered after 1 million years in the tropical rainforest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: 2,000 m

Question 2

Which environment most likely produces stronger rock than its compaction depth alone would suggest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Confined delta basin, where high mineral bonding occurs despite limited burial.

Question 3

Assume that a third sample with the same chemical composition as Samples 1 and 2 formed under very high pressure. Which property would most likely increase compared to the other two samples?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: its resistance to scratching

Question 4

Determine whether each statement describes a process associated mostly with intrusive igneous formation or surface modification by erosion and uplift.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

intrusive igneous formation

Question 5

Classify each sample based on whether it is most likely natural or synthetic. Drag each to the correct box.

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Sample E,Sample A,Sample C|Sample D,Sample B

Question 6

Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statements.

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prolonged internal cooling|abrupt external heat loss|cooling pathway

Question 7

Assume that scientists discover a new deposit of a lightweight metal locked inside a mineral compound. Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement.

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higher than|chemical and heat processing will be required

Question 8

Determine whether each description best matches the effects of heat, pressure, or fluid movement on metamorphic rock formation.

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heat|pressure|fluid movement

Question 9

Determine the bond type that best represents each property.

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ionic|covalent|metallic

Question 10

Which unknown sample most likely represents pyrite?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Sample X

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