GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON CLEMSON WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
d)Meteorite - (answer)Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks in the rock cycle?
a)Sedimentary
b)Igneous
c)Metamorphic
d)Meteorite
d)at any point after burial - (answer)Uplift can occur during the rock cycle:
a)only after deformation and metamorphism
b) only after melting and solidification
c)only after metamorphism or solidification
d)at any point after burial
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces - (answer)Which of the following is NOT an environment in
which an igneous rock forms?
a)explosive eruption of volcanic ash
b)cooling and solidificaiton of lava
c)solidification of magma at depth
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
e)all of these are environments that form igneous rocks.
c)heating next to magma - (answer)Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a
sedimentary rock forms?
a)besides glaciers
b)river channels
c)heating next to magma
d)deep seafloor
e)shoreline of a lake
,GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON CLEMSON WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
c)Magma - (answer)Which of the following would NOT be directly involved in forming a sedimentary
rock (weathering, transport, or burial)?
a)Wind
b)Gravity
c)Magma
d)Water Currents
c)deposition and burial - (answer)According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported by a
river could become a metamorphic rock after:
a)uplift and weathering
b)melting and solidification
c)deposition and burial
d)solidification and uplift
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber - (answer)Which of the following locations would form igneous rock?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
f)>20km bellow crust - (answer)Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
, GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON CLEMSON WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)mountain stream - (answer)Which of the following locations would the weathering of bedrock (e.g.
granite or hard rock) dominate?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent - (answer)Which of the following best indicates the location(s) where
sediment is deposited but not eroded?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)An older rock was exposed to the surface and then broken down into smaller pieces. Those pieces
were there buried and eventually cemented together. - (answer)This is a picture of the rock that
typically makes up the Flatirons of Boulder. It is rough and sandy to the touch and looks like a lot of
different pieces that are glued together. Which of the following statements best summarizes how it was
formed?
a)An older rock was exposed to the surface and then broken down into smaller pieces.
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
d)Meteorite - (answer)Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks in the rock cycle?
a)Sedimentary
b)Igneous
c)Metamorphic
d)Meteorite
d)at any point after burial - (answer)Uplift can occur during the rock cycle:
a)only after deformation and metamorphism
b) only after melting and solidification
c)only after metamorphism or solidification
d)at any point after burial
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces - (answer)Which of the following is NOT an environment in
which an igneous rock forms?
a)explosive eruption of volcanic ash
b)cooling and solidificaiton of lava
c)solidification of magma at depth
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
e)all of these are environments that form igneous rocks.
c)heating next to magma - (answer)Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a
sedimentary rock forms?
a)besides glaciers
b)river channels
c)heating next to magma
d)deep seafloor
e)shoreline of a lake
,GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON CLEMSON WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
c)Magma - (answer)Which of the following would NOT be directly involved in forming a sedimentary
rock (weathering, transport, or burial)?
a)Wind
b)Gravity
c)Magma
d)Water Currents
c)deposition and burial - (answer)According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported by a
river could become a metamorphic rock after:
a)uplift and weathering
b)melting and solidification
c)deposition and burial
d)solidification and uplift
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber - (answer)Which of the following locations would form igneous rock?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
f)>20km bellow crust - (answer)Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic rock
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
, GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON CLEMSON WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)mountain stream - (answer)Which of the following locations would the weathering of bedrock (e.g.
granite or hard rock) dominate?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent - (answer)Which of the following best indicates the location(s) where
sediment is deposited but not eroded?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)An older rock was exposed to the surface and then broken down into smaller pieces. Those pieces
were there buried and eventually cemented together. - (answer)This is a picture of the rock that
typically makes up the Flatirons of Boulder. It is rough and sandy to the touch and looks like a lot of
different pieces that are glued together. Which of the following statements best summarizes how it was
formed?
a)An older rock was exposed to the surface and then broken down into smaller pieces.
