Geology Review

What is the geology meaning of FAULT?

• Placing blame on someone

• A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock where there has been significant displacement

What is the geology meaning of INTRUSIVE?

• The thoughts in your head that aren't the best idea

• Types of rocks formed from magma that cools and solidifies within the crust of the Earth

What is the geology meaning of PLASTIC?

• Deformation that produces a permanent change in the shape of a solid without the solid having fractured

• A synthetic material made from a mixture of polymers

Well water can be acidic in some areas of North Carolina due to geology and land use. Acidic water can have a bitter or metallic taste. The table shows pH ranges during July for four different wells used for drinking water. Which of these wells most likely had water a metallic taste?

• Well 1

• Well 2

• Well 3

• Well 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Propose a method to demonstrate how plate tectonics causes earthquakes.

• Build a scale model of tectonic plates using rubber sheets

• Simulate earthquakes in a sandbox with sliding blocks

• Use a computer model to visualize stress accumulation in tectonic plates

• Analyze historical earthquake data and tectonic movements

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Propose a method to demonstrate the effects of different soil types on earthquake shock absorption.

• Construct a shake table and use different soil samples

• Analyze seismic data from areas with different soil compositions

• Simulate earthquakes in a computer model with varying soil types

• All of the above

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

How would you investigate the changes in rock types in a cycle from sedimentary to metamorphic to igneous?

• Collect rock samples from different geological locations

• Simulate high pressure and temperature conditions in a lab

• Study the rock cycle chart and classify rock samples

• Use chemical analysis to determine mineral content changes

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

• trace fossil

• index fossil

• radioactive fossil

• unconformity fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer of rock is most likely the youngest?

• A

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Law that states that sedimentary layers still remain horizontal even when affected by tectonic forces

• Law of Cross Cutting

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Inclusions

• Law of Horizontality