GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The steepest angle at which sediments will be stable and NOT move down hill is called
_____.
angle of cohesion
angle of stability
angle of repose
angle of incidence - Answer- angle of repose
The most common cause of landslides is _____.
undercutting the slope
earthquakes
wave erosion
heavy rain - Answer- heavy rain
Because of Coriolis deflection, cyclones in the southeastern Indian Ocean rotate
______________?
clockwise
away from the shore
counterclockwise
to the shore
to the right - Answer- clockwise
For a hurricane approaching Miami, FL from the Atlantic, the most dangerous area for
storm surge lies:
west of Miami
north of Miami
south of Miami
by Tampa - Answer- north of Miami
The Trade Winds result from Coriolis deflection of the _________________?
Westerlies
Ferrell cells
Hadley cells
Polar cells - Answer- Hadley cells
An approximate forecast of Utah weather in a day or two can most often be made by
paying attention to the current weather in what direction from us?
,east/southeast
south/southwest
north/northeast
west/northwest - Answer- west/northwest
The trend of most data curves regarding climate change factors is ___________?
Exponentially downward
Stable
Exponentially upward
Linear upward
Linear downward - Answer- Exponentially upward
Creating a road cut can cause a mass wasting event by ______.
increasing the slope angle until it exceeds the angle of repose
removing the supportive scarp
changing the angle of incidence
adding water to the slope unit cohesive forces are lost - Answer- increasing the slope
angle until it exceeds the angle of repose
What is the name of the landslide landform that is a crescent-shaped mark found at the
top of a slump?
hummocky topography
trench
ditch
toe
scarp - Answer- scarp
In the scientific method, a tentative (untested) explanation is called _____, and once
this has survived extensive scrutiny and when competing ideas have been eliminated, it
may be elevated to the status of _____ . - Answer- Answer 1:
hypothesis
Answer 2:
scientific theory
Which of these assumptions is required for uniformitarianism to hold true?
Geologic time is vast and all processes must have occurred slowly.
Volcanoes and floods and similar landscape-shaping forces must have had the same
intensity in the past as they do now.
The geologic features and layers that we see today were formed by a series of brief
catastrophic events.
Processes have been following the same set of rules since the beginning of time -
Answer- Processes have been following the same set of rules since the beginning of
time
Which of the following is an objective and quantitative statement? - Answer-
, Which of the following is an objective and quantitative statement?
The blue cupcakes are better than the white ones because they are 25% larger.
It rained really hard yesterday.
This cool looking rock has 50% quartz and 25% feldspar.
Geology is an important science.
It rained 1.5 inches yesterday. - Answer- It rained 1.5 inches yesterday.
The part of the rock cycle in which solid earth material is physically moved from its
original formation location is called ("lithification", "melting", "weathering and erosion",
"crystallization", "metamorphism") ; the part of the rock cycle in which solid earth
material is subjected to recrystallization from a previous form is called ("melting",
"weathering and erosion", "crystallization", "lithification", "metamorphism") . - Answer-
Answer 1: weathering and erosion
Answer 2: metamorphism
Which of the following is NOT a falsifiable statement, and therefore not a scientific
conclusion that comes from the Scientific Method?
An eyeball is so complex that it must have been created by a supreme being.
Saturn orbits the Sun every 10,755 days
There is life on Mars.
The water below the waste water treatment plant has significantly reduced dissolved
oxygen. - Answer- An eyeball is so complex that it must have been created by a
supreme being.
Is the following statement science, protoscience, pseudoscience, or non-science?
"Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate Qi, a vital energy that flows through the body, to
make for a better life."
non-science
pseudoscience
protoscience
science - Answer- pseudoscience
In 2013, a major well-respected report on climate change stated "Most of the observed
increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is "very likely" due
to the observedincrease in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations."
"Anthropogenic" means human-caused and "very likely" refers to a 90 to 100%
probability that the conclusions are correct.
Which science denial argument would likely be used here?
The science is unsettled because the conclusion stated that humans were "very likely"
the cause, not "definitely" the cause.
Demand equal media coverage for a "balanced" view in an attempt to validate the false
controversy
Scientific conclusions are motivated by a political agenda
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The steepest angle at which sediments will be stable and NOT move down hill is called
_____.
angle of cohesion
angle of stability
angle of repose
angle of incidence - Answer- angle of repose
The most common cause of landslides is _____.
undercutting the slope
earthquakes
wave erosion
heavy rain - Answer- heavy rain
Because of Coriolis deflection, cyclones in the southeastern Indian Ocean rotate
______________?
clockwise
away from the shore
counterclockwise
to the shore
to the right - Answer- clockwise
For a hurricane approaching Miami, FL from the Atlantic, the most dangerous area for
storm surge lies:
west of Miami
north of Miami
south of Miami
by Tampa - Answer- north of Miami
The Trade Winds result from Coriolis deflection of the _________________?
Westerlies
Ferrell cells
Hadley cells
Polar cells - Answer- Hadley cells
An approximate forecast of Utah weather in a day or two can most often be made by
paying attention to the current weather in what direction from us?
,east/southeast
south/southwest
north/northeast
west/northwest - Answer- west/northwest
The trend of most data curves regarding climate change factors is ___________?
Exponentially downward
Stable
Exponentially upward
Linear upward
Linear downward - Answer- Exponentially upward
Creating a road cut can cause a mass wasting event by ______.
increasing the slope angle until it exceeds the angle of repose
removing the supportive scarp
changing the angle of incidence
adding water to the slope unit cohesive forces are lost - Answer- increasing the slope
angle until it exceeds the angle of repose
What is the name of the landslide landform that is a crescent-shaped mark found at the
top of a slump?
hummocky topography
trench
ditch
toe
scarp - Answer- scarp
In the scientific method, a tentative (untested) explanation is called _____, and once
this has survived extensive scrutiny and when competing ideas have been eliminated, it
may be elevated to the status of _____ . - Answer- Answer 1:
hypothesis
Answer 2:
scientific theory
Which of these assumptions is required for uniformitarianism to hold true?
Geologic time is vast and all processes must have occurred slowly.
Volcanoes and floods and similar landscape-shaping forces must have had the same
intensity in the past as they do now.
The geologic features and layers that we see today were formed by a series of brief
catastrophic events.
Processes have been following the same set of rules since the beginning of time -
Answer- Processes have been following the same set of rules since the beginning of
time
Which of the following is an objective and quantitative statement? - Answer-
, Which of the following is an objective and quantitative statement?
The blue cupcakes are better than the white ones because they are 25% larger.
It rained really hard yesterday.
This cool looking rock has 50% quartz and 25% feldspar.
Geology is an important science.
It rained 1.5 inches yesterday. - Answer- It rained 1.5 inches yesterday.
The part of the rock cycle in which solid earth material is physically moved from its
original formation location is called ("lithification", "melting", "weathering and erosion",
"crystallization", "metamorphism") ; the part of the rock cycle in which solid earth
material is subjected to recrystallization from a previous form is called ("melting",
"weathering and erosion", "crystallization", "lithification", "metamorphism") . - Answer-
Answer 1: weathering and erosion
Answer 2: metamorphism
Which of the following is NOT a falsifiable statement, and therefore not a scientific
conclusion that comes from the Scientific Method?
An eyeball is so complex that it must have been created by a supreme being.
Saturn orbits the Sun every 10,755 days
There is life on Mars.
The water below the waste water treatment plant has significantly reduced dissolved
oxygen. - Answer- An eyeball is so complex that it must have been created by a
supreme being.
Is the following statement science, protoscience, pseudoscience, or non-science?
"Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate Qi, a vital energy that flows through the body, to
make for a better life."
non-science
pseudoscience
protoscience
science - Answer- pseudoscience
In 2013, a major well-respected report on climate change stated "Most of the observed
increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is "very likely" due
to the observedincrease in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations."
"Anthropogenic" means human-caused and "very likely" refers to a 90 to 100%
probability that the conclusions are correct.
Which science denial argument would likely be used here?
The science is unsettled because the conclusion stated that humans were "very likely"
the cause, not "definitely" the cause.
Demand equal media coverage for a "balanced" view in an attempt to validate the false
controversy
Scientific conclusions are motivated by a political agenda
