Exploring Cross Sections

Multiple Choice Question
What type of rock was mostly found in the Mauna Loa drilling core sample?

• Sandstone

• Hard, solid rock formed from cooled lava

• Ice and mud layers

• Limestone

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Multiple Choice Question

At the Petrified Forest drilling site, the first 91 meters of rock were mostly made of:

• Volcanic lava

• Ocean sediments

• Sand and silt

• Ice layers

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Multiple Choice Question

The Ross Ice Shelf drilling in Antarctica showed the bottom layers were made of:

• Ice only

• Hard, solid rock

• Sand and mud sediments

• Cooled lava from eruptions

Multiple Choice Question

How deep did the Guadalupe Island drilling project go?

• 500 meters

• 1,000 meters

• 3,800 meters

• 4,000 meters

Multiple Choice Question

What is the purpose of examining cross sections from different drilling sites?

• To locate valuable minerals

• To understand Earth’s geologic history

• To measure ocean currents

• To track animal fossils

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True or False
The Mauna Loa drill core showed alternating layers of cooled lava from many eruptions.

• True

• False

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True or False

The Ross Ice Shelf drilling only contained ice, with no sediments found.

• True

• False

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True or False
At the Petrified Forest site, layers of sediments compacted together revealed different times in Mesosaurus history.

• True

• False

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Scientists drill deep into the Earth to collect __________ that show different layers of rock and sediments.

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The Guadalupe Island drilling reached a depth of __________ meters below the ocean floor.