Geography and Earth Sciences

A scientist finds a piece of peridotite enclosed inside basalt. How can this occurrence best be expl

A scientist finds a piece of peridotite enclosed inside basalt. How can this occurrence best be expl

A scientist finds a piece of peridotite enclosed inside basalt. How can this occurrence best be explained?
A) Sedimentary processes had enclosed the peridotite sediment inside the basalt rock.
B) The peridotite formed by metamorphic proce

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Which is not a definition of soil?

Which is not a definition of soil?

Which is not a definition of soil?
A) the upper layer disturbed by tools for crop cultivation
B) any surface material that is not solid rock
C) any surface material that is solid rock
D) the medium for plant growth

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Where on earth would you go to travel the shortest distance and still encircle the globe?

Where on earth would you go to travel the shortest distance and still encircle the globe?

Where on earth would you go to travel the shortest distance and still encircle the globe?

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What process explains the appearance of a mountain range of gabbro and basalt in a region largely co

What process explains the appearance of a mountain range of gabbro and basalt in a region largely co

What process explains the appearance of a mountain range of gabbro and basalt in a region largely covered with limestone?
A) The gabbro and basalt formed by igneous processes, and the limestone formed on the lower areas after the gabbro and bas

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Soil horizons are distinguished from one another by

Soil horizons are distinguished from one another by

Soil horizons are distinguished from one another by
A) soil color and mineral composition.
B) particle size and soil color.
C) particle type and mineral composition.
D) particle size and color.

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Where on earth would you go to travel the longest distance to encircle the globe?

Where on earth would you go to travel the longest distance to encircle the globe?

Where on earth would you go to travel the longest distance to encircle the globe?

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Approximately what percentage of Earth's radius have geologists studied to date?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's radius have geologists studied to date?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's radius have geologists studied to date?
A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 90%

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Which is not affected by the factors of moisture and temperature?

Which is not affected by the factors of moisture and temperature?

Which is not affected by the factors of moisture and temperature?
A) chemical weathering
B) type of vegetation
C) physical weathering
D) rock type

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What would happen if you slam on your brakes while moving 60 MPH in a car?

What would happen if you slam on your brakes while moving 60 MPH in a car?

What would happen if you slam on your brakes while moving 60 MPH in a car?

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Scientists have estimated the density of Earth

Scientists have estimated the density of Earth

Scientists have estimated the density of Earth
A) by averaging the density of several hundred crust samples.
B) by measuring the wobbly rotation of Earth on its axis.
C) by taking a drilling core and averaging the density of those r

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What is the main difference between soil horizons and sedimentary bedding?

What is the main difference between soil horizons and sedimentary bedding?

What is the main difference between soil horizons and sedimentary bedding?
A) Soil horizons form in place.
B) Soil horizons are less consistent.
C) Sedimentary beds are harder.
D) Sedimentary beds have a greater variety of par

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Why are airplane paths curved?

Why are airplane paths curved?

Why are airplane paths curved?

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On average, how frequent are earthquakes?

On average, how frequent are earthquakes?

On average, how frequent are earthquakes?
A) thousands per year
B) thousands per day
C) hundreds per day
D) hundreds per year

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What is bedrock? (Multiple Choice)

What is bedrock? (Multiple Choice)

What is bedrock?
A) rock from the layer closest to the surface
B) rock that is from a particular bedding layer
C) a large continuous occurrence of rock
D) rock that is weathered and loose

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Waves are considered elastic because

Waves are considered elastic because

Waves are considered elastic because
A) they do not permanently deform the water.
B) they are cyclical.
C) they do permanently deform the water.
D) they bounce back.

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What is regolith? (Multiple Choice)

What is regolith? (Multiple Choice)

What is regolith?
A) rock that is from a particular bedding layer
B) rock that is weathered and loose
C) a large continuous occurrence of rock
D) rock from the layer closest to the surface

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What is the overall transport of the medium, through which a wave travels, in the direction of wave

What is the overall transport of the medium, through which a wave travels, in the direction of wave

What is the overall transport of the medium, through which a wave travels, in the direction of wave movement?
A) 0%
B) 10%
C) 50%
D) 80%

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Which of the following is not regolith?

Which of the following is not regolith?

Which of the following is not regolith?
A) sediment
B) the second layer in a sedimentary bed
C) parent material for soil
D) products of physical weathering

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Where is water movement the greatest in an ocean wave?

Where is water movement the greatest in an ocean wave?

Where is water movement the greatest in an ocean wave?
A) at the surface
B) 1 m below the surface
C) 10 m below the surface
D) 15 m below the surface

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Which of the following is the most similar between soil and regolith?

Which of the following is the most similar between soil and regolith?

Which of the following is the most similar between soil and regolith?
A) support of plant life
B) horizons
C) biologic activity
D) sediment content

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Another name for a deformation that is permanent is

Another name for a deformation that is permanent is

Another name for a deformation that is permanent is
A) plastic.
B) complete.
C) formed.
D) irreversible.

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Which soil horizon may be red in color and contain clay?

Which soil horizon may be red in color and contain clay?

Which soil horizon may be red in color and contain clay?
A) C horizon
B) B horizon
C) O horizon
D) A horizon

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How does a seismograph work?

How does a seismograph work?

How does a seismograph work?
A) Infrared movement sensors are wired to an inverter that changes the signals to binary so computers can analyze the data.
B) Rotating drums are marked by pens when Earth shakes.
C) Fluid-filled sensors

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What might be present to cause a reddish color in a soil horizon?

What might be present to cause a reddish color in a soil horizon?

What might be present to cause a reddish color in a soil horizon?
A) aluminum and iron oxides
B) bedrock
C) organic materials
D) clay minerals

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Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which wave produces the most earthquake damage?

Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which wave produces the most earthquake damage?

Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which wave produces the most earthquake damage? 
A) S-waves
B) body waves
C) surface waves
D) P-waves

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Which horizon will show the least degree of weathering?

Which horizon will show the least degree of weathering?

Which horizon will show the least degree of weathering?
A) C horizon
B) O horizon
C) A horizon
D) B horizon

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Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which type of wave cannot move through gases or liquids

Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which type of wave cannot move through gases or liquids

Due to the nature of the movement of a wave, which type of wave cannot move through gases or liquids?
A) S-waves
B) body waves
C) P-waves
D) surface waves

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Which Latin word or phrase is the E horizon named after?

Which Latin word or phrase is the E horizon named after?

Which Latin word or phrase is the E horizon named after?
A) rocky
B) rich
C) raised up
D) washed out

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Choose the option that puts the waves in order from slowest to quickest.

Choose the option that puts the waves in order from slowest to quickest.

Choose the option that puts the waves in order from slowest to quickest.
A) surface waves, S-waves, P-waves
B) surface waves, P-waves, S-waves
C) P-waves, S-waves, surface waves
D) S-waves, P-waves, surface waves

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What is the main difference between the A horizon and the C horizon?

What is the main difference between the A horizon and the C horizon?

What is the main difference between the A horizon and the C horizon?
A) silica content
B) clay content
C) particle size
D) organic content

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Which fact is not important when using earthquake waves to study Earth's interior?

Which fact is not important when using earthquake waves to study Earth's interior?

Which fact is not important when using earthquake waves to study Earth's interior?
A) Body waves penetrate deep into Earth.
B) Wave velocity depends on the medium.
C) Surface waves rarely penetrate deeply into the Earth.

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Which horizon may accumulate minerals that are not present in the parent material?

Which horizon may accumulate minerals that are not present in the parent material?

Which horizon may accumulate minerals that are not present in the parent material?
A) E horizon
B) O horizon
C) A horizon
D) B horizon

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A P-wave travels 48 km in 8 seconds. What is its velocity?

A P-wave travels 48 km in 8 seconds. What is its velocity?

A P-wave travels 48 km in 8 seconds. What is its velocity?
A) 6 km/s
B) 40 km/s
C) 56 km/s
D) 384 km/s

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How are added minerals most often found in soil?

How are added minerals most often found in soil?

How are added minerals most often found in soil?
A) in crystal form
B) in veins or stripes of continuous crystals or powder
C) clinging to roots of plants
D) coated on fragments of existing materials

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What was the reason for installing a worldwide network of seismometers in the 1950s and 1960s?

What was the reason for installing a worldwide network of seismometers in the 1950s and 1960s?

What was the reason for installing a worldwide network of seismometers in the 1950s and 1960s?
A) to save human lives by predicting volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
B) to study plate tectonic theory
C) to study mine blasts
D

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Which type of soil is likely to have white calcite nodules?

Which type of soil is likely to have white calcite nodules?

Which type of soil is likely to have white calcite nodules?
A) agricultural-use prairie soil
B) desert soil
C) rain forest soil
D) tundra soil

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Which of the following is not a common way to define the distance between an earthquake and a seismo

Which of the following is not a common way to define the distance between an earthquake and a seismo

Which of the following is not a common way to define the distance between an earthquake and a seismometer that records it?
A) by angular distance to a satellite
B) by angular distance to Earth's center
C) by straight-line dista

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Weathering is most intense near the surface because of

Weathering is most intense near the surface because of

Weathering is most intense near the surface because of 
A) moisture availability and natural acidity. 
B) moisture availability and exposure to air.
C) exposure to air and sunlight.
D) moisture availability and expos

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What evidence led scientists to believe that waves travel at a greater velocity inside Earth?

What evidence led scientists to believe that waves travel at a greater velocity inside Earth?

What evidence led scientists to believe that waves travel at a greater velocity inside Earth?
A) Refraction of energy waves is most efficient at shallower depths.
B) Studies of earthquake signals via sensors located deep inside drill hole

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Which is not a primary reaction of chemical weathering?

Which is not a primary reaction of chemical weathering?

Which is not a primary reaction of chemical weathering?
A) oxidation
B) exfoliation
C) hydrolysis
D) dissolution

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