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Question 1
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Cooling and crystalization of lava at the Earth's surface will produce a:
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Question 2
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Evaporites are chemically deposited sedimentary rocks. They form from precipitation of minerals out of concentrated solutions. An example of an
evaporite is:
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Question 3
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You find a sandstone that is composed of sand grains that are very angular in shape. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about
the depositional environment of the rock?
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Question 4
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A fossil may be defined as any trace of past life.
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Question 5
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Which type of tectonic plate is denser than the other?
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Question 6
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of layers from the middle of the earth to the earth's surface?
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Question 7
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Basalt is formed deep within the Earth by slowly cooling magma until it solidifies.
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Question 8
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The lithosphere is composed of the:
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Question 9
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Radioactive decay of elements in the Earth's interior is what produces the heat necessary for plate tectonics to occur.
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Question 10
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The principle stating that the geological processes operating on Earth today are the same geological processes that operated on Earth in the geologic
past (i.e. the present is the key to the past) is known as:
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Question 11
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Perhaps the world's most famous example of a transform plate boundary, located in California, is the:
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Question 12
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The Hawaiian Islands formed as a result of volcanic activity at the boundary of two oceanic plates.
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Question 13
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Which of the following eruptive products can affect people 10s to 100s of miles away from a volcanic eruption?
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