Geology 1 Quiz

Using your soil triangle, what type of soil is 10% clay, 20% silt and 70% sand?

• silt loam

• silt

• loam

• sandy loam

An incomplete diagram of the rock cycle is shown, which term should be placed in the boxes labeled 1, 2 and 3?

• 1. Metamorphic Rock 2. Sedimentary Rocks 3. Igneous Rocks

• 1. Metamorphic Rocks 2. Igneous Rock 3. Sedimentary Rocks

• 1. Sedimentary Rocks 2. Metamorphic Rocks 3. Igneous Rocks

• 1. Sedimentary Rocks 2. Igneous Rocks 3. Metamorphic Rocks

Limestone is an example of a

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What layers of Earth make up the lithosphere?

• The crust and lower mantle

• The crust and upper mantle

• The continental crust and oceanic crust

• The upper mantle and lower mantle

Earth's thin, rocky outer layer is the _____________.

• Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

Which transition is most responsible for gaps in the fossil record?

• Metamorphic Rock to Igneous Rock

• Igneous Rock to Metamorphic Rock

• Metamorphic Rock to Sedimentary Rock

• Sedimentary Rock to Metamorphic Rock

What is the name of the process in which igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are converted to one another in stages?

• Rock Cycle

• Erosion Cycle

• Magma Cycle

• Tectonic Cycle

Sandstone and all other types of sedimentary rock are made up of particles. The source materials of these particles consist of

• Fragments that broke off of older rocks

• Magma that cooled deep below a volcano

• Gases that condensed in the atmosphere

• Vegetation that decayed in thick layers

The Earth's core is made of an alloy of _________

• Iron and Nickel

• Copper and Iron

• Zinc and Magnesium

• Iron and Zinc

Earth's Inner core is solid because of _____________

• The composition of its rock

• Its great diameter

• Extreme temperature

• Immense pressure