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passed 2025/2026
Two rocks from the same magma will have the same appearance and properties regardless of the
cooling rate - correct answer ✔false
sedimentary rocks are 75% of the exposed earth crust but only 5% volume of the earth's outer 16km -
correct answer ✔true
parent rock of sandstone - correct answer ✔quartzite
parent rock of limestone - correct answer ✔marble
parent rock of granite - correct answer ✔gneiss
what mineral is very abundant and stable in soils and is not broken down by chemical weathering -
correct answer ✔quartz
which weathering process is most likely to take place on the surface of the moon - correct answer
✔meteorite impact
Why are limestones and dolomites found in Indiana - correct answer ✔Indiana was covered by a
shallow inland sea sometime in the past
transporting agent of aeolian soil - correct answer ✔wind
transporting agent of alluvial soil - correct answer ✔river
, transporting agent of gravity - correct answer ✔colluvial soil
transporting agent of glacial soil - correct answer ✔ice
silt particles can be seen by the naked eye - correct answer ✔false
the liquidity index of soil can exceed a value of 1.0 - correct answer ✔true
hydrometer analysis is performed for particle sizes smaller than 0.075mm - correct answer ✔true
sands usually consist of platy particles, while clays usually consist of bulky particles - correct answer
✔false
the water content of a soil can be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔true
if the value of specific gravity is known, the void ratio of a saturated soil can be determined from its
water content - correct answer ✔true
the void ratio of a soil cannot be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔false
the degree of saturation of soil can be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔false
the specific gravity of silica sand typically ranges from 2.63-2.67 - correct answer ✔true
the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the soils is defined as - correct answer ✔porosity
passed 2025/2026
Two rocks from the same magma will have the same appearance and properties regardless of the
cooling rate - correct answer ✔false
sedimentary rocks are 75% of the exposed earth crust but only 5% volume of the earth's outer 16km -
correct answer ✔true
parent rock of sandstone - correct answer ✔quartzite
parent rock of limestone - correct answer ✔marble
parent rock of granite - correct answer ✔gneiss
what mineral is very abundant and stable in soils and is not broken down by chemical weathering -
correct answer ✔quartz
which weathering process is most likely to take place on the surface of the moon - correct answer
✔meteorite impact
Why are limestones and dolomites found in Indiana - correct answer ✔Indiana was covered by a
shallow inland sea sometime in the past
transporting agent of aeolian soil - correct answer ✔wind
transporting agent of alluvial soil - correct answer ✔river
, transporting agent of gravity - correct answer ✔colluvial soil
transporting agent of glacial soil - correct answer ✔ice
silt particles can be seen by the naked eye - correct answer ✔false
the liquidity index of soil can exceed a value of 1.0 - correct answer ✔true
hydrometer analysis is performed for particle sizes smaller than 0.075mm - correct answer ✔true
sands usually consist of platy particles, while clays usually consist of bulky particles - correct answer
✔false
the water content of a soil can be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔true
if the value of specific gravity is known, the void ratio of a saturated soil can be determined from its
water content - correct answer ✔true
the void ratio of a soil cannot be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔false
the degree of saturation of soil can be greater than 100% - correct answer ✔false
the specific gravity of silica sand typically ranges from 2.63-2.67 - correct answer ✔true
the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the soils is defined as - correct answer ✔porosity
