Phsc 211 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2021)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. What mineral composition is most characteristic of felsic rocks? a. olivine, pyroxene, and calcium-rich plagioclase b. orthoclase, quartz, and biotite c. calcium-rich plagioclase and hornblende with some olivine d. particles of volcanic ash welded together 2. What mineral composition is most characteristic of mafic rocks? a. olivine, pyroxene, and calcium-rich plagioclase b. orthoclase, quartz, and biotite c. sodium-rich plag...

If 2,000 atoms of 206Pb are found in a mineral sample, the how many helium atoms were produced?16,000 Mount Fuji and Mount St. Helens in the western United States are examples of__________Stratovolcanoes The color of a mineral's powder is known as_______streak Which of the following pairs does NOT go together?Phyllite, High-grade metamorphism Pumice and scoria are easily identifiable because of their_________ texturesVesicular The first minerals to crystallize as a magma cools tend t...

PHSC 211 Chapter 1 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. All the following properties of minerals are used for identification except ____________. a. streak b. luster c. hardness d. melting point 2. Quartz can scratch all of the following except ____________. a. glass b. calcite c. topaz d. nail 3. A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition is a ____________. a. rock b. mineral c. table salt d. charcoal 4. Having 3 planes of cleavage is an ident...

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) | Elements of Earth Science

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) | Elements of Earth Science

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) | Elements of Earth Science

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) | Elements of Earth Science

PHSC 211 Chapter 3 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) Questions 1 through 5 are based on Lab Exercise #1: Grain Analysis. 1. Bag A contains a. well-sorted sand. b. clay. c. a moderately sorted mix of sand and silt. d. a poorly sorted mix of gravel and sand. 2. Bag B contains a. well-sorted sand. b. clay. c. a poorly sorted mix of sand and silt. d. a poorly sorted mix of gravel and sand. 3. Bag C contains a. well-sorted clay. b. well-sorted gravel (with some sa...

PHSC 211 Chapter 4 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) Questions 1 through 23 are based on the Lab Exercise: Identification of Metamorphic Rocks. Refer to your results from the lab exercise and the Overview to assist you in answering the questions. 1. Specimen #18 formed under which metamorphic conditions? a. contact metamorphism b. low-grade metamorphic conditions c. intermediate-grade metamorphic conditions d. high-grade metamorphic conditions 2. What property is diagno...

PHSC 211 Chapter 11 Quiz (Fall 2020) 10. Which of the following is the definition of a shoreline? a. the total area of interaction between land and sea b. the area of land between the highest and lowest possible water levels c. the area covered by high tide d. any area covered by sand ANS B 11. The height of a wind-driven wave depends upon wind velocity, a. duration, and fetch. b. duration, and distance to shore. c. fetch, and ocean depth. d. duration, and ocean depth. ANS A 12. ...