Geology 1001 Peter Doran Midterms Exam Questions & Answers (Grade A+).docx

Geology 1001 Peter Doran Midterms
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
According to the rock cycle, sediment that is
being transported by a river could become a
metamorphic rock after:
A) melting and solidification
B) deposition and burial
C) solidification and uplift
D) uplift and weathering -
correct answer ✅B.


The Coriolis effect causes wind to have an
apparent deflection to the:
A) right in both the northern and southern
hemispheres
B) left in the northern hemisphere
C) right in the southern hemisphere
D) none of these -
correct answer ✅A.


Which of the following landscape features is

, Geology 1001 Peter Doran Midterms
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
NOT common in deserts?
A) rock varnish
B) alluvial fan
C) playa
D) dry wash
E) all of these are common in deserts -
correct answer ✅E.


If the Earth had no spin, what would global
winds be like?
A) Northward flow in the Northern
Hemisphere, Southward flow in the
Southern Hemisphere
B) Southward flow in the Northern
Hemisphere, Northward flow in the
Southern Hemishpere
C) Westward flow in the Northern
Hemisphere, Eastward flow Southern