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Branches of Geology Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch of geology studies minerals?

a)

volcanology

b)

paleontology

c)

mineralogy

d)

geology

2.

What is the study of rocks called?

a)

paleontology

b)

geology

c)

mineralogy

d)

meteorology

3.

Which branch of geology focuses on the study of sediments?

a)

sedimentology

b)

geomorphology

c)

volcanology

d)

geochronology

4.

What is the scientific study of volcanoes called?

a)

geology

b)

volcanology

c)

meteorology

d)

seismology

5.

Which branch of geology studies fossils?

a)

Seismology

b)

Mineralogy

c)

Paleontology

d)

Volcanology

6.

What is the study of the physical and chemical properties of minerals called?

a)

geology

b)

chemistry

c)

physics

d)

mineralogy

7.

Which branch of geology studies the origin, occurrence, and classification of rocks?

a)

Petrology

b)

Structural geology

c)

Sedimentology

d)

Mineralogy

8.

What is the study of the processes that form sedimentary rocks called?

a)

geology

b)

petrology

c)

mineralogy

d)

sedimentology

9.

Which branch of geology studies the formation, eruption, and behavior of volcanoes?

a)

volcanology

b)

glaciology

c)

seismology

d)

geomorphology

10.

What is the study of ancient life through fossils called?

a)

anthropology

b)

paleontology

c)

geology

d)

archaeology