Which of the following will not make a fossil?

• Animal footprints

• Loose animal bones

• Plant impression 

• Decomposed organic matter

When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose is an interaction in what system?

• Biosphere and atmosphere       

• Geosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and geosphere                                                            

• Atmosphere and geosphere

Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false?

• deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductility than shallow crustal rocks

• hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductility than cooler rocks

• most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks

• rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductility than rocks under high confining pressure

Which statement is TRUE for the deformation of rocks to occur?

• Deformation must be applied abruptly.

• Pressure must exceed the internal strength of the rock.

• The lower the temperature of the rock. The more elastic it becomes.

• The rock material must have the ability to deform under pressure and heat.

Which of the following processes cannot be considered exogenic?

• deposition

• erosion

• eruption

• weathering

We cannot accurately measure time in years with stratigraphy for several reasons. Which of the following is FALSE.

•  sediments accumulate at different rates in different sedimentary environments

• low temperatures and high confining pressures

• high temperatures and low confining pressures 

• high temperatures and high confining pressures

What type of fault is characterized by movement both along strike and along with dip?

• Oblique-slip

•  strike-slip

• Reverse

• normal

Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange between the Sun and the Earth that controls the temperatures of the latter?

• conduction

• convection

• insolation

• radiation

Which of the following makes use of the position rocks to determine their age?

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating

• Historical Dating

• Geological Dating

Which is NOT TRUE about minerals?

• They are naturally occurring.

• They are mostly compound.

• They can ne solid, liquid, or gas.

• They have definite crystal structures.