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GEOL 355 Review Qs, T 1, F 2021

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GEOL 355 – ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY: Review questions, T 1 FALL 2021

  1. Which is a plutonic (intrusive) igneous rock? a) rhyolite b) gabbro c) halite d) marble e) sandstone

  2. Which is a volcanic (extrusive) igneous rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  3. Which is a non-foliated metamorphic rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  4. Which is detrital (fragmental) sedimentary rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  5. In reference to the Hydrologic Cycle, which reservoir or part contains the greatest total amount? a) atmosphere b) ground water c) glaciers d) oceans e) biosphere

  6. Which has the greatest amount of FRESH water? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  7. Which is utilized by New Orleans for its water supply? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  8. Which is utilized for most of Southwestern Louisiana? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  9. Which contains the smallest amount of water? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  10. In regard to Geologic Time, what is the age of the oldest lunar rocks? a) Pleistocene b) 10 Ka c) 65 Ma d) 4 Ga e) 4 Ga

  11. What is the age of the extinction of the dinosaurs (same 5 choices as previous question)

  12. What is the age the age of the Chicot Aquifer (same 5 choices as previous question)

  13. What is the age the beginning of the Holocene (same 5 choices as previous question)

  14. What is the age the oldest rocks in the U.? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  15. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in Yellowstone? a) Convergent b) Divergent c) Transform d) Passive e) Hot spot

  16. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found along the San Andreas Fault? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  17. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found at Mid-Oceanic Ridges?(same 5 choices as previous question)

  18. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in the Andes?(same 5 choices as previous question)

  19. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in the Gulf Coast? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  20. Which property is used to distinguish sandstone from shale? a) Composition b) Foliation c) Grain size d) Luster e) Taste

  21. Which property is used to distinguish gabbro from basalt? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  22. Which property is used to distinguish gabbro from granite? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  23. Which property is used to distinguish slate from marble? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  24. Which property is used to identify pyrite? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  25. Which step of the scientific method best describes organic evolution? a) Observation b) Record c) Hypothesis d) Test e) Theory

  26. Which step of the scientific method best describes water on Mars? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  27. Which step of the scientific method best describes rovers on Mars? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  28. Which step of the scientific method best describes life on Mars? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  29. Which step of the scientific method best describes your class notes? (same 5 choices as previous question)

  30. Match the following according to the information in your text about what events occurred in the Long Valley Caldera/Mammoth Lake area: A) Events indicating a possible eruptionB) Cause of events in “A” _____ash fall & flow_____calderaformation/eruption C) Hazards of a future eruptionD) Major event about 700 Ka _____craters, domes, & flows_____magma rising E) Additional features in the area _____uplift & tremors

  31. Match the type of hazard with the associated volcano: A) Nevada del Ruiz, Colombia: B) Mt Unzen, Japan: _____ash/tephra_____debris avalanche C) Mt Pinatubo, Phillippines: D) Mt St. Helens: _____lava flows_____mudflows E) Kilauea: _____pyroclastic flows

  32. True (T) or False (F): According to the Theory of organic evolution we can say that humamonkeys have descended from a common ancestor. ns and

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GEOL 355 Review Qs, T 1, F 2021

Course: Environmental Geology (GEOL 355)

16 Documents
Students shared 16 documents in this course

University: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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GEOL 355 – ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY: Review questions, T 1 FALL 2021
1. Which is a plutonic (intrusive) igneous rock?
a) rhyolite b) gabbro c) halite d) marble e) sandstone
2. Which is a volcanic (extrusive) igneous rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)
3. Which is a non-foliated metamorphic rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)
4. Which is detrital (fragmental) sedimentary rock? (same 5 choices as previous question)
5. In reference to the Hydrologic Cycle, which reservoir or part contains the greatest total amount?
a) atmosphere b) ground water c) glaciers d) oceans e) biosphere
6. Which has the greatest amount of FRESH water? (same 5 choices as previous question)
7. Which is utilized by New Orleans for its water supply? (same 5 choices as previous question)
8. Which is utilized for most of Southwestern Louisiana? (same 5 choices as previous question)
9. Which contains the smallest amount of water? (same 5 choices as previous question)
10. In regard to Geologic Time, what is the age of the oldest lunar rocks?
a) Pleistocene b) 10 Ka c) 65 Ma d) 4.0 Ga e) 4.5 Ga
11. What is the age of the extinction of the dinosaurs (same 5 choices as previous question)
12. What is the age the age of the Chicot Aquifer (same 5 choices as previous question)
13. What is the age the beginning of the Holocene (same 5 choices as previous question)
14. What is the age the oldest rocks in the U.S.? (same 5 choices as previous question)
15. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in Yellowstone?
a) Convergent b) Divergent c) Transform d) Passive e) Hot spot
16. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found along the San Andreas Fault?
(same 5 choices as previous question)
17. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found at Mid-Oceanic Ridges?
(same 5 choices as previous question)
18. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in the Andes?
(same 5 choices as previous question)
19. What the type of Plate Boundary or situation is found in the Gulf Coast?
(same 5 choices as previous question)
20. Which property is used to distinguish sandstone from shale?
a) Composition b) Foliation c) Grain size d) Luster e) Taste

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