GEOLOGY 1500 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE (COMPLETE) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS!!
False - ANSWERTrue or False? The phrase "the present is the key to the past" is
often used to summarize the geological concept or philosophy called Catastrophism.
Precambrian - ANSWERAlmost all of "geologic time" belongs to the _________?
a. cenozoic
b. mesozoic
c. paleozoic
d. precambrian
False - ANSWERTrue or False? Geologists have determined that the Earth is
approximately 14 Billion years old.
continental drift - ANSWERWhich of the following is not an example of a scientific
theory?
a. gravity
b. continental drift
c. biological evolution
d. plate tectonics
a. Water is present in minerals and rocks, including within Earth's mantle -
ANSWERWhich statement is true about water (H2O) on Earth?
a. Water is present in minerals and rocks, including within Earth's mantle
b. Water at Earth's surface can exist as a liquid and as a solid, but never as a gas
c. Water is confined to the surface and to the upper few miles of Earth's crust
d. Liquid water decreases in volume when it freezes to form ice
a. radioactive - ANSWERWhich of the following is not one of the three major types or
families of rocks?
a. radioactive
b. metamorphic
c. igneous
d. sedimentary
c. inner core, outer core, crust, mantle - ANSWEREarth's internal structure can be
subdivided into these four major layers:
a. mineral, rock, magma, metal
b. inner mantel, outer mantel, asthenosphere, plutosphere
c. inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
d. ionosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, mesosphere
d. is none of the above - ANSWERThe Rock Cycle:
,a. is a 4 wheel drive vehicle that geologists use to travel over rocky land
b. describes the chemical composition of the 27 layers forming the Earth
c. describes how all minerals are formed by high pressure at Earth's surface
d. is none of the above
d. igneous - ANSWERIt is possible to create magma by melting some pre-existing
rock, cool and solidify (crystallize) the magma, and thus create ________ rock.
a. radioactive
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. igneous
d. none of the above - ANSWERThe ______ is composed of all of the crust plus the
uppermost mantle.
a. asthenosphere
b. magmasphere
c.magnetosphere
d. none of the above
False - ANSWERTrue or False? Earth's mantle is a thick "ocean" of molten rock
(magma)
d. all of the above - ANSWERThe _________ of the Earth generally increases with
depth.
a. temperature
b. pressure
c. density
d. all of the above
d. It is a rocky layer of uppermost mantle and crust that forms tectonic plates -
ANSWERWhat is the Earth's lithosphere?
a. It is a magma "ocean" of liquid iron
b. It is the main source of Earth's magnetic field
c. It is a portion of the upper mantel that deforms slowly by "plastic" flow
d. It is a rocky layer of uppermost mantle and crust that forms tectonic plates
c. mantle - ANSWERThe _______ comprises most of the volume of Earth.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
b. crust - ANSWERThe _______ is the thinnest layer.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
, d. outer core - ANSWERThe __________ is entirely liquid.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
e. inner core - ANSWERThe __________ is a solid mixture (an "alloy") of the
elements iron and nickel.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
a. lithosphere - ANSWERThe ________ is composed of the crust and the uppermost
portion of the mantle.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
d. seismic wave energy released by earthquakes - ANSWEROne of the main ways
that we know the depth to, and the thickness of, the several distinct layers
comprising the Earth's interior is through the study of _________.
a. melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland
b. Earth's moon
c. meteorites and comets
d. seismic wave energy released by earthquakes
c. 12,000 - ANSWERThe temperature at the Earth's center is approximately
________ degrees Fahrenheit.
a. 120
b. 1,200
c. 12,000
d. 120,000
d. white - ANSWERImagine that you are suspended inside a transparent bubble at
the center of the Earth's interior. Which of the following best describes what would
you see?
a. Carolina Blue
b. Pirate Purple
c. black
d. white
a. solar radiation that has cooked the Earth for several billions of years -
ANSWERWhich of the following is not a source of Earth's internal heat?
a. solar radiation that has cooked the Earth for several billions of years
b. radioactive decay of certain elements
GUIDE (COMPLETE) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS!!
False - ANSWERTrue or False? The phrase "the present is the key to the past" is
often used to summarize the geological concept or philosophy called Catastrophism.
Precambrian - ANSWERAlmost all of "geologic time" belongs to the _________?
a. cenozoic
b. mesozoic
c. paleozoic
d. precambrian
False - ANSWERTrue or False? Geologists have determined that the Earth is
approximately 14 Billion years old.
continental drift - ANSWERWhich of the following is not an example of a scientific
theory?
a. gravity
b. continental drift
c. biological evolution
d. plate tectonics
a. Water is present in minerals and rocks, including within Earth's mantle -
ANSWERWhich statement is true about water (H2O) on Earth?
a. Water is present in minerals and rocks, including within Earth's mantle
b. Water at Earth's surface can exist as a liquid and as a solid, but never as a gas
c. Water is confined to the surface and to the upper few miles of Earth's crust
d. Liquid water decreases in volume when it freezes to form ice
a. radioactive - ANSWERWhich of the following is not one of the three major types or
families of rocks?
a. radioactive
b. metamorphic
c. igneous
d. sedimentary
c. inner core, outer core, crust, mantle - ANSWEREarth's internal structure can be
subdivided into these four major layers:
a. mineral, rock, magma, metal
b. inner mantel, outer mantel, asthenosphere, plutosphere
c. inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
d. ionosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, mesosphere
d. is none of the above - ANSWERThe Rock Cycle:
,a. is a 4 wheel drive vehicle that geologists use to travel over rocky land
b. describes the chemical composition of the 27 layers forming the Earth
c. describes how all minerals are formed by high pressure at Earth's surface
d. is none of the above
d. igneous - ANSWERIt is possible to create magma by melting some pre-existing
rock, cool and solidify (crystallize) the magma, and thus create ________ rock.
a. radioactive
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. igneous
d. none of the above - ANSWERThe ______ is composed of all of the crust plus the
uppermost mantle.
a. asthenosphere
b. magmasphere
c.magnetosphere
d. none of the above
False - ANSWERTrue or False? Earth's mantle is a thick "ocean" of molten rock
(magma)
d. all of the above - ANSWERThe _________ of the Earth generally increases with
depth.
a. temperature
b. pressure
c. density
d. all of the above
d. It is a rocky layer of uppermost mantle and crust that forms tectonic plates -
ANSWERWhat is the Earth's lithosphere?
a. It is a magma "ocean" of liquid iron
b. It is the main source of Earth's magnetic field
c. It is a portion of the upper mantel that deforms slowly by "plastic" flow
d. It is a rocky layer of uppermost mantle and crust that forms tectonic plates
c. mantle - ANSWERThe _______ comprises most of the volume of Earth.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
b. crust - ANSWERThe _______ is the thinnest layer.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
, d. outer core - ANSWERThe __________ is entirely liquid.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
e. inner core - ANSWERThe __________ is a solid mixture (an "alloy") of the
elements iron and nickel.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
a. lithosphere - ANSWERThe ________ is composed of the crust and the uppermost
portion of the mantle.
a. lithosphere
b. crust
c. mantle
d. outer core
e. inner core
d. seismic wave energy released by earthquakes - ANSWEROne of the main ways
that we know the depth to, and the thickness of, the several distinct layers
comprising the Earth's interior is through the study of _________.
a. melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland
b. Earth's moon
c. meteorites and comets
d. seismic wave energy released by earthquakes
c. 12,000 - ANSWERThe temperature at the Earth's center is approximately
________ degrees Fahrenheit.
a. 120
b. 1,200
c. 12,000
d. 120,000
d. white - ANSWERImagine that you are suspended inside a transparent bubble at
the center of the Earth's interior. Which of the following best describes what would
you see?
a. Carolina Blue
b. Pirate Purple
c. black
d. white
a. solar radiation that has cooked the Earth for several billions of years -
ANSWERWhich of the following is not a source of Earth's internal heat?
a. solar radiation that has cooked the Earth for several billions of years
b. radioactive decay of certain elements
