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PHSC 211 Chapter 1 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 34. The fingernail can scratch the mineral calcite. a. True b. False ans b 35. The mineral scale of hardness was named after the famous scientist Von Verner. a. True b. False ans b 36. Crystal shape refers to how a mineral breaks. a. True b. False ans b 37. Halite has three plans of cleavage at 90°. a. True b. False ans a 38. Biotite and muscovite have 1 plane of cleavage in common. a. True b. False ans a

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020) 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 ans b 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 plagioclase, hornb...

PHSC 211 Chapter 6 Quiz (Fall 2020) – Liberty University (A grade) 10. After 3 half-lives, how much of a radioactive material should still be present? a. 87% b. 75% c. 25% d. 13% ans d 11. How many half-lives have passed if a sample has 87.5% of its original radioactive material? a. 0.25 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 2 ans a Chapter 6 12. How many half-lives have passed if a sample has 50% of its original radioactive material? a. 0.25 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 2 ans c 13. How many half-lives...

PHSC 211 Chapter 8 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 14. Which of the following seismic waves has the same wave form as a sound wave? a. surface wave b. P wave c. S wave d. Love wave ans b 15. Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station? a. surface wave b. P wave c. S wave d. Love wave ans b 16. Which of the following seismic waves is the last to arrive at a seismic station? a. Love wave b. P wave c. S wave d. body wave ans...

PHSC 211 Chapter 7 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. What geologic structure is represented by point A? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Volcanic island c. Trench d. Subduction zone e. Tombolo ans b 2. What sort of plate boundary is at point B? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Transform plate boundary c. Convergent plate boundary d. None of the above ans c 3. What type of plate boundary is being formed at point C? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Transform plate bo...

PHSC 211 Chapter 8 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 20. Which of the following statements is correct? a. P-wave amplitude is larger the S-wave amplitude. b. S-wave amplitude is larger than P-wave amplitude. c. P-wave amplitude and S-wave amplitude are about the same. d. P-wave amplitude is larger than all the other seismic waves recorded on a seismogram. ans c 21. Determining the distance along the earth’s surface from a seismic station to the epicenter of an earthq...

PHSC 211 Chapter 3 Quiz (Fall 2020) 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. ans c 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. ans a 3. Bag C contains a. well-sorted clay. b. well-sorted gravel (with some sand from transport). c. poorly sorted sand (with some silt from transport). d. a poorly sort...

PHSC 211 Chapter 4 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 7. Phyllite formed under which metamorphic conditions? a. contact metamorphism b. low-grade metamorphic conditions c. intermediate-grade metamorphic conditions d. high-grade metamorphic conditions ans b 8. What property is diagnostic for phyllite? a. exceptionally clean slaty cleavage b. visible crystals c. satiny sheen d. fizzes during acid test ans c 9. The grain in __________________ is microscopic, which give...

PHSC 211 Chapter 5 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. What type of unconformity is located between B and E? a. Nonconformity b. Disconformity c. Angular unconformity d. Paraconformity ANS A 2. What kind of unconformity is located between D and E? a. Nonconformity b. Disconformity c. Angular unconformity d. Paraconformity ANS C

PHSC 211 Chapter 9 Quiz (Fall 2020) For questions 4 and 5, you will want to refer to information found in the Scale Conversion section of this lesson. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth decimal place. 4. On a 1:125,000-scale map, one inch represents what distance on the ground? a. 1,250 feet b. 1,970 km c. 1.97 miles d. 1.25 miles ANS C 5. A mile on the ground would be what distance (in inches) on a 1:50,000 scale topographic map? a. 0.79 inches b. 1.26 inches c. 1.05 ...