University:
Michigan State University
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GLG 201 | Introduction to Earth and Planetary Sciences
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2019
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332

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16
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Quintin Ware

1. Which of the following lists presents forms of odal in the correct order from lowest grade to highest grade? abituminous, anthracite, lighite anthracite, lignite, bituminous ignite, anthracite, bituminous 2. Stalactites a. are the same as stalagmites either a or b anone of these. called a. weathering. d sedimentation. suffice B. Sedimentary rocke b: lignite, bituminous, anthracite d. anthracita, bituminous, ignite b. hang from the ceiling of a cavem. grow up from the floor of a cavem. 2. The incorporation and transportation of a material by a mobila agent usually water, wind, or ice is b. mass wasting deposition b. oxide carbonate 4. The most abundant mineral group In Earth's crust is the are layered- hold important clues to Earth's history all of these Which one of the following is NOT true of an artesian well? a they have high pressure inside the aquifar c. the water comes from an inclined aquiler erosion group challde may be economically important d. may contain fossils b. the aquifer is surrounded by impermeable layers the water alway's flows out at at the ground surface the water rises above the level where it was first encountered Obsidian exhibits this taxture. glassy porphymio Bpyroclastic phanerdic caphanitic 8. The continuous movement of water from the oceang to the stmosphere, from the atmosphere to the land, and from the land back a the water cycle cycle Which one of the following factors does NOT influence stream velocity? z discharge d. channel size and shape 10. Many metamorphic rocks to the sea is known as b. evapotranspiration a am unaltered sedimentary rocka e none of these the atmospheric cycle c. gradient are extremely fossiliferpus 11. Select the coarse grained rock which is composed mainly of quartz and potassium faldapar from bchannel roughness lansinar flow have a linear orientation of minerals. d all of these e none of these the list below: a granite gabbro 12. Which one of the following is NOT trus about mechanical weathering? does not change the rock's mineral composition b. is also fine grained. d none of these bbasalt diorbe andestle a may lead to the formation of talus slopes baod to the effectiveness of chemical weathering e produces smaller pieces 12. An igneous rock that contains vesicles d. does not affaci metamorphic rocks it also extrusive. contains many small holes particle sige b calor type of bedding texture e mineral composition 14. Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified (named) primarily on the baals of 5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals? unique set of physical properties b. possess a crystalline structurs her quid or sold. definite chemical composition d formed by inorganic processes 16. Which pair of minerals is most common in detrital sedimentary rocka? a. halite and feldspar d. dolomite and gypsum 17. On Mohs hardness scale, which is the softest mineral? a calcite d talc quartz and olivine caloite and clay 18. The common rock produced by the metamorphism of limestone is c. clay and quartz c. feldspar c. gneiss b, ars generally fine grained/ b. quartz a apatite a phyllte b. homfeis d. marble e mica schist 18. Intrusive rocks a form at Earth's surface care also termed volcanic d. are quite often vasicular e none of these 20. The most abundant chemical sedimentary rock is a. rock salt sylvita d. chert. Imestone La cleavage b. fracture e conchoidal 21. The tandency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called dolomits c. polyhedral b. crystals may grow larger d. a. and b a. all of these b. occur above earth d. a. and c 22. Which of the following changes may occur during metamorphism? a. certain minerals may recrystallize the rock becomes more compact 23. Granite and gabbro a. have a similar mineral composition. o have a similar texture e. are in no way sirnilar 24. The drainage pattern that forms in areag underlain by alternating beds of resistant and leas msistant rock in which tributary streams are nearly parallel to one another rectangulat 25. The process of metamorphism involves b. concentric trellis e. dendrić. b. mase movement of rock material d. transformation of pre-existing rock a. only Precambrian rocks decomposition of pre-existing rock. formation of rook from magma. a. exfoliation. b. weathering d. hydrolysis, e erosion. b. soluble rock e all of these 20. The transfer of rock material downalope under the influence of gravity is termed 27. Which of the following is associated with areas of karst topography? mass wasting c. limestone 28. Which of the following terms is used to describe the way materials move during a mess wasting cayama sinkhcles vent? del b. fal c. flow d only slide and flow e all of these 25. The suspended load of a streamy moves along the bottom b. usually consists of fine particles c. is highly soluble substances d. is deposited before the bed load none of these e heat trapped by by bap rock earthquake activity. c water 20. Most of the heat for contact metamorphism is supplied by africtional heating along a fault a nearby mass of magma. 21. The controlling force of mass wasting is 32. The building block of the silicate minerals is called the a aluminum-silicon octahedron b. radioactive elements. d deep burial within Earth b composition of surface material d. gravity. e. none of these bsilicon-oxygen tetrahedron. caluminum-silicon tetrahedron. d silicon-oxygen octahedron. e none of thaso 22. The greatest volume of metamorphic rock is prechased during, 4) contact metamorphism 2 regional metamorphism b) lithification c) crystallization 23. Which one of the following is NOT a detrial (clastic) sedimentary rock? a) shale imestone c) sandstone d) conglomerate e) suistone 24. Detrital sedimentary rocks are subdivided according to particle siz color hardness d) the piace where they were found 2) their age 25. The omgerty which is a messure of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or scratching is a) crystal form d) fracture b) stresk hardom clavage licate) 26. Which one of the following is NOT composed of microcrystalline quartz (a) travertine d) chert b) flint jasper 33. Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called Ta aquifers. d. aquitards. a gneiss d. marble b. perched water tables. c. springs. 34 . What type of metamorphic rock will shale normally become following low grade metamorphism? e, none of these b. slate c. mica schisti e. none of these 35. The most important mechanical weathering process is a. root wedging. b. unloading. c. thermal expansion. d. hydrolysis e. frost action. 36. If you were to examine the longitudinal profile of a typical river, you would probably find that the gradient is a the same at both the head and mouth. steepest near the head. b. steepest near the mouth. d. irregularly increased through the profile. e. none of these 37. The texture of an igneous rock a. determines the color of the rock. b. is caused by leaching. c. is the shape of the rock body. d. records the rock's cooling history e. is controlled by the composition of magma. 38. The most unreliable (variable) diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz is a. crystal form. b. hardness. color. d. luster. e. specific gravity. 39. As stream discharge increases a. velocity, width, and depth decrease b. velocity, width, and depth increase. c. only depth increases. d. only velocity increases e. none of the these 40. The most common mineral in Earth's crust is a calcite. b. homblende d. olivine. e. mica. c. feldspar.

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