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1.

1. the society of exploration geophysicists is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is? A. connecting, inspiring and motivating. B. connection, inspiring and propelling. C. connecting, influencing and engaging. D. connecting, inspiring and propelling.

(a)

2.

1. Who is the current president of SEG-NAU?

a)

A. Mrs IRENE

b)

Mr Emenaha

c)

C. Mr. Ejike.

d)

D. Mrs. Arukwe

3.

5. Who was the founder of SEG-NAU?

a)

A. Mrs. Irene.

b)

B. Mr. Emenaha.

c)

C. Mrs.Vivan/

d)

D. Mrs. Aruk

4.

6. Who was the formal SEG-NAU president? A. Mrs. Irene. B. Mr. Emenaha. C. Mr. Ejike/. D. Mrs. Arukwe.

a)

A. Mrs. Irene.

b)

B. Mr. Emenaha.

c)

C. Mr. Ejike.

d)

D. Mrs. Arukwe.

5.

7. How many EXCOS are in SEG-NAU? A. 9/.B. 8. C.10. D. 7.

a)

A. 9.

b)

B. 8.

c)

C.10.

d)

D. 7.

6.

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rock?

a)

A. deposition

b)

b. weathering

c)

c. landslide

d)

d. erosion

7.

1. Which of these is an example of erosion? A. light shining onto a mountain b. rain breaking down rock on a mountain c. wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain/ d. all of the above.

a)

A. light shining onto a mountain

b)

b. rain breaking down rock on a mountain

c)

c. wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

d)

d. all of the above.

8.

1. This layer of earth is the thickest part ?

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

9.

1. Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur…

a)

along the coast

b)

along tectonic plate

c)

in the arctic

d)

in the ocean

10.

Which layer of earth is located above the outer core

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

lithospher

11.

1. SEG international was found in what yr?

a)

A. 1936

b)

B. 1930

c)

C. 1939

d)

1940

12.

1. What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and harder’s?

a)

minerals

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

metamorphic

13.

1. Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly changed from one kind of a rock to another

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

rock cycle

14.

1. Which of the following is the most electrically conductive?

a)

sea water

b)

rubber tire

c)

dry rock

d)

dry soil

15.

1. The method used when determining if a layer is older or younger from another is

a)

index dating

b)

relative dating

c)

absolute dating

d)

fossil fractionization

16.

1. Paleozoic is an example of ------

a)

an epoch

b)

an era

c)

a period

d)

an eon

17.

Earth today is in -------------.

a)

a cenozoic era, quaternary period, Holocene epoch/

b)

b. Precambrian

c)

c. Devonian period, quaternary era

d)

d. Triassic interglacial.

18.

1. The Precambrian is the -------time span in earth’s history.

a)

youngest

b)

latest

c)

earliest

d)

middle

19.

1. A fossil found over a large area deposited within a short period is

a)

a specimen interval

b)

b. an index fossil

c)

c. a time differential

d)

d. an indicator marker

20.

The law of ----------------- tells us younger rocks are on top.

a)

A. uniform-itarianism

b)

congruity

c)

positronics

d)

superposition

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