Which of the following is probably least at risk for geologic hazards? correct answers On gentle slopes away from mountains
The average composition of the continental crust is represented by the rock? correct answers Granite
The oceanic crust is primarily composed of the rock? correct answers...
GEL 111 - Quizzes and Labs 1 – 4 || All Correct.
Which of the following is probably least at risk for geologic hazards? correct answers On
gentle slopes away from mountains
The average composition of the continental crust is represented by the rock? correct
answers Granite
The oceanic crust is primarily composed of the rock? correct answers Basalt
The outer core is thought to be primarily composed of liquid ________________ and
nickel, while the inner core is thought to have the same composition in a solid form.
correct answers iron
The upper portion of the mantle is mainly composed of the mineral? correct answers
olivine
List the layers of the Earth in the proper order from the surface to the center? correct
answers lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core
Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying: correct answers why
continents and oceans are different, why a landscape looks the way it does, how life in
the past was different than today, and how global climate has changed since the ice
ages
What type of rock would the materials in this photograph produce? *pebbles on a
beach* correct answers sedimentary
The individual pieces of rock in the pebbles on a beach photograph are called: correct
answers sediment
Igneous rocks from when _______ cools and solidifies? correct answers magma
Rocks that are changed by heat or pressure are called: correct answers metamorphic
Sediment is turned into sedimentary rock through the process of: correct answers
lithification
The process by which rock is broken into smaller pieces by physical means and/or
chemical reactions is called: correct answers weathering
_______________ is the breaking down of rock and sediment through the movement of
running, water, waves, currents, ice, wind and gravity. correct answers Erosion
The process of deformation leads to the formation of ___________________ rocks.
correct answers Metamorphic
, The flow of water from the land and oceans to the atmosphere and back again is known
as the ________________ cycle. correct answers hydrolic
Which of the following is true about gravity? correct answers Gravity of the Sun and
Moon exert a pull on Earth, the mass of the Earth causes a downward pull on objects on
Earth, Gravity causes ice, water, and rocks to move downhill
Magma is molten rock that occurs: correct answers underground
The most important agent for sculpting the landscape is: correct answers flowing water
NOT GRAVITY!!!!!!
QUIZ 2 correct answers QUIZ 2
When layers are observed in sedimentary rock it is called____________. correct
answers bedding
Cracks in rocks are called: correct answers fractures
Most landscapes form very quickly, within a human lifetime. T or F? correct answers
False
Which of the following is an example of data rather than an interpretation?
a. recent volcanism at Yellowstone is related to the process that caused the low
topography
b. there is an area of low topography southwest of Yellowstone National Park
c. volcanism in Yellowstone overlies an area of hotter-than-average mantle
d. the low topography southwest of Yellowstone formed when North America moved
over a hot spot correct answers b. there is an area of low topography southwest of
Yellowstone National Park
A possible explanation for data and interpretations is called a: correct answers
hypothesis
A hypothesis that encompasses a large idea and is supported by a large quantity of
data is called a: correct answers theory
Which type of map or diagram would best indicate elevation of the land surface? correct
answers Topographic Map
Which of the following types of maps/diagrams would show a two dimensional
representation of the geology and land surface? correct answers cross section
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