APSC 151 Final Answers 100% Correct Verified 2024 Version

APSC 151 Final Answers | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version With respect to a mineral commodity, the definition of the "resource" is: A) the economic amount of the commodity extracted B) a local accumulation of a specific mineral that contains that commodity C) the total number of mineral deposits of that commodity D) the amount of the commodity that exists in the Earth E) the estimated total amount of that commodity that is ultimately economically recoverable - E The process of erosional unloading can produce: A) Leaching B) Mud Cracks C) Pillows D) Cross-Bedding E) Joints - E Where is the best place to look for copper porphyry deposits? A) subducting plate margins B) shield volcanoes in the middle of plates C) spreading plate margins D) transform plate margins E) kimberlite pipes in the middle of plates - A Which of the following rock types is most likely to be well-sorted? A) greywacke B) limestone C) quartz sandstoneD) glacial till E) arkose - C If a litre of sea-water is evaporated, which of the following evaporites that are precipitated will occur in the greatest amount? A) gypsum B) limestone C) potash D) halite E) chert - D The sedimentary rocks immediately below and above an angular uncomformeity record a sequential history of: A) erosion-folding-deposition-erosion B) folding-erosion-deposition-folding C) deposition-erosion-deposition-folding D) erosion-deposition-folding-erosion E) deposition-folding-erosion-deposition - C or E For a slab or block of rock on a potential failure plane, a decrease in which of the following will decrease the safety factor for sliding? A)weight of potential failure block B) angle of potential failure plane angle of friction D) water pressure on the sliding surface E) none of the above; they all increase it - E Abundent evidence of fossils of life-forms that make hard protective shells did not appear in the geologic record until how long ago? A) 3 billion years B) 5 billion yearsC) 65 million years D) 300 million years E) 600 million years - E Salt domes are important for oil exploration becasue: A)Strata deformed by the rising dome forms traps on the dome sides B) salt is the source rock for oil c) salt rock squeezes oil out of the source rock D) oil is trapped in the salt dome E) water fluxing out from the salt carries oil - A What is the main control on the size of crystals produced in an igneous rock? A)shape of the igneous body B) volatile content C) viscosity of the magma D) rate of cooling E) temperature of the magma - D In which of these settings would one most likely find a nuee ardente? A) at the site of a fissure eruption B) at a constructive plate boundary C) in Hawaii D) at a destructive plate boundary E) at a transform plate boundary - B The rock that can best neutralize acid rain is: A) rock salt B) sulfide deposit