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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers
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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers 
Which of the following first appeared in the Mesozoic Era? 
Dinosaurs 
 
 
Fossils are more likely to be preserved under which conditions? 
Rapid burial 
 
 
Which of the following first appeared in the Paleozoic Era? 
Flowering plants, insects, fish, and reptiles 
 
 
The radioactive isotope X, decays to the stable isotope Y. The 1/2 life of this process is 1500 million yrs. If the original amount of X has been reduced by 50%, how old is the rock ...
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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers
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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers 
What does uniformitarianism mean? 
We can interpret the processes that formed ancient rock by examining the processes that form similar rock today. 
 
 
In this illustration, which is a correct interpretation of relative ages? 
The granite pluton is older than the fault, which is older than the dike. 
 
 
Which of the following is the MOST PRECISE estimate of when the folding occurred? 
Before the granite pluton intruded, and after intrusion of the...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers 
Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers 
Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers 
Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology Exam Past Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+
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Geology Exam Past Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+ 
Which of the following is not one of the three primary ways minerals can form? 
Erosion 
 
 
Which of the following correctly lists the main soil horizons (in a well-developed soil profile) from the bottom to the top? 
C horizon, B horizon, E horizon, A horizon, O horizon 
 
 
Submarine volcanos are called ________ and are most commonly composed of _________. 
seamounts, basalt 
 
 
Which of the following rocks would most likely experie...
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Ch 8 Geology Exam Questions And Answers
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Ch 8 Geology Exam Questions And Answers 
Hydrolic cycle 
Continuous movement of water from the oceans to the atmosphere and then from the atmosphere to the land and then from the land back to sea 
 
 
How is the precipitation that falls on the land calculated 
The sum total of evaporation, transpiration, runoff and infiltration 
 
 
Transpiration 
The release of water vapor by vegetation 
 
 
Infiltration 
A portion of precipitation that falls on land that soaks into the ground 
 
 
Runoff 
When...
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 
This metamorphic rock is hard enough to scratch glass. This rock is most likely: (black rock) 
quartzite 
 
 
The rock shown here is most likely an example of: swirly rock (black and white) 
regional metamorphism 
 
 
A possible protolith for this metamorphic rock is: smooth grey rock 
shale 
 
 
What type of metamorphism is likely to be seen in this area shown here? (meteor crate natural landmark) 
shock metamorphism 
 
 
This metamorphic rock is mainly...
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 
3 major zones of the deep ocean 
Continental margins 
Deep ocean basins 
Oceanic ridges 
 
 
Continental margins 
Seperates thick Continental crust from thin oceanic crust 
 
 
Passive margin 
Shelf, slope, rise 
 
 
Shelf resembles 
The shore 
 
 
The slope resembles the 
Sandbar 
 
 
Rise is the 
Flat floor 
 
 
At the rise there is a 
Build up of sediments 
 
 
Active margins in continental margins have what types of plates 
Convergent and transform b...
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 
The warmest layer of our atmosphere is the: 
Thermosphere 
 
 
Which of the following layers of Earth's atmosphere (from Earth's surface towards space) have the characteristic of increasing temperatures with increasing altitude? 
Stratosphere 
 
 
Most of the ozone layer is concentrated in the: 
stratosphere 
 
 
Which statement best summarizes the greenhouse effect? 
After absorbing solar energy, Earth's surface emits long-wave radiation, which is ab...
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