3.12 MOD Unit 3 Test

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Identify the three rock types formed on Earth?

How does a rock change into a metamorphic rock?

Sedimentation

Heat and pressure

Cooling of magma

How do igneous rocks form?

Compaction and cementation of sediment

Cooling of molten lava or magma

Evaporation of seawater

Please modify the sentence below to make it a TRUE statement.

Strip mining is __________ harmful to the environment than shaft mining, but  __________dangerous to miners.

Is this statement true or false?

Mining companies must restore the land that they use, especially in open pit mining. Mining companies may also have to clean up the water and replace the solid that is being moved.

True

False

Inappropriate land use, such as removing vegetation from hillsides, may contribute to which of the following?

Decrease in water runoff

Increase in erosion

Increase in weathering of the landscape

Give one example for water causing erosion and one example of water causing weathering.

Air, water, and ice can break rocks into tiny fragments. Which of the following best describes this process?

Uplift

Weathering 

Erosion

__________ breaks down rocks into smaller pieces and __________ forms new substances.

Acid rain discoloring and disfiguring limestone is an example of __________. The cracking of rock caused by the freezing and thawing of water is an example of __________.

Which process changes a metamorphic rock to a sedimentary rock?

Heating 

Weathering

Melting

Is this statement true or false?

Uniformitarianism is the concept that the processes that are at work on earth today are the same processes that shaped the early history of earth.

True

False

Is this statement true or false?

The fossil record provides evidence of past life as well as clues to the past climate, environment, and abiotic (physical) factors in an area.

True

False

Which of the following is the primary technique for determining the absolute age of a rock?

Comparing the rock to other geologic features.

Measuring radioactive decay of element isotopes.

Comparing the rock to similar rocks and noting the differences.

Which of the following could be used to interpret the geologic history of a location?

Rock layers

Plant life

Animal habitats

A scientist is interested in comparing the age of a rock with other rocks. By doing this, the scientist is determining __________.

the absolute age of the rock

the date the rock was formed

the relative age of the rock

A year is divided into months, weeks, and days. What are some time divisions (units) that are used for the geologic time scale? Give at least 2 examples.

The diagram below represents a cross section of the Earth's crust showing rock units and a fault. The rock layers are not overturned.

Which rock unit is the youngest?

Basalt

Limestone

Shale

Identify the three rock types formed on Earth?

Igneous

Magma

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Minerals

How does a rock change into a metamorphic rock?

Sedimentation

Heat and pressure

Cooling of magma

How do igneous rocks form?

Compaction and cementation of sediment

Cooling of molten lava or magma

Evaporation of seawater

Is this statement true or false?

Mining companies must restore the land that they use, especially in open pit mining.  Mining companies may also have to clean up the water and replace the solid that is being moved.

True

False

Inappropriate land use, such as removing vegetation from hillsides, may contribute to which of the following?

Decrease in water runoff

Increase in erosion

Increase in weathering of the landscape

Air, water, and ice can break rocks into tiny fragments. Which of the following best describes this process?

Uplift

Weathering 

Erosion

Which process changes a metamorphic rock to a sedimentary rock?

Heating 

Weathering

Melting

Is this statement true or false?

Uniformitarianism is the concept that the processes that are at work on earth today are the same processes that shaped the early history of earth.

True

False

Is this statement true or false?

The fossil record provides evidence of past life as well as clues to the past climate, environment, and abiotic (physical) factors in an area.

True

False

Which of the following is the primary technique for determining the absolute age of a rock?

Comparing the rock to other geologic features.

Measuring radioactive decay of element isotopes.

Comparing the rock to similar rocks and noting the differences.

Which of the following could be used to interpret the geologic history of a location?

Rock layers

Plant life

Animal habitats

A scientist is interested in comparing the age of a rock with other rocks. By doing this, the scientist is determining __________.

the absolute age of the rock

the date the rock was formed

the relative age of the rock

The diagram below represents a cross section of the Earth's crust showing rock units and a fault.  The rock layers are not overturned. 

Which rock unit is the youngest?

Basalt

Limestone

Shale

3.12 MOD Unit 3 Test

3.12 MOD Unit 3 Test

Give one example for water causing erosion and one example of water causing weathering.

A year is divided into months, weeks, and days. What are some time divisions (units) that are used for the geologic time scale? Give at least 2 examples.

Identify the three rock types formed on Earth?

How does a rock change into a metamorphic rock?

How do igneous rocks form?

Is this statement true or false?Mining companies must restore the land that they use, especially in open pit mining. Mining companies may also have to clean up the water and replace the solid that is being moved.

Inappropriate land use, such as removing vegetation from hillsides, may contribute to which of the following?

Give one example for water causing erosion and one example of water causing weathering.

Air, water, and ice can break rocks into tiny fragments. Which of the following best describes this process?

Which process changes a metamorphic rock to a sedimentary rock?

Is this statement true or false?Uniformitarianism is the concept that the processes that are at work on earth today are the same processes that shaped the early history of earth.

Is this statement true or false?The fossil record provides evidence of past life as well as clues to the past climate, environment, and abiotic (physical) factors in an area.

Which of the following is the primary technique for determining the absolute age of a rock?

Which of the following could be used to interpret the geologic history of a location?

A scientist is interested in comparing the age of a rock with other rocks. By doing this, the scientist is determining __________.

A year is divided into months, weeks, and days. What are some time divisions (units) that are used for the geologic time scale? Give at least 2 examples.

The diagram below represents a cross section of the Earth's crust showing rock units and a fault. The rock layers are not overturned. Which rock unit is the youngest?

Is this statement true or false?

Mining companies must restore the land that they use, especially in open pit mining. Mining companies may also have to clean up the water and replace the solid that is being moved.

Is this statement true or false?

Uniformitarianism is the concept that the processes that are at work on earth today are the same processes that shaped the early history of earth.

Is this statement true or false?

The fossil record provides evidence of past life as well as clues to the past climate, environment, and abiotic (physical) factors in an area.

The diagram below represents a cross section of the Earth's crust showing rock units and a fault. The rock layers are not overturned.

Which rock unit is the youngest?