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WorksheetsGeology for Civil Engineering Quiz
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What are the two main branches of Geology?
Physical Geology
Historical Geology
Geological Engineering
Environmental Geology
What is the largest division of Earth's history?
Eon
Era
Period
Epoch
What is the standard timeline that portrays the history of the Earth?
Geologic Time Scale
Chronological Time Line
Earth History Timeline
Geological Record
What are the layers of the Earth's internal structure?
Crust
Mantle
Core
All of the above
What is the theory that explains how continents shift position on Earth's surface?
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Subduction
What is the process where oceanic ridges spread and move away from the ridge axis?
Seafloor Spreading
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Subduction
What is the name of the layer below the lithosphere on which tectonic plates float?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mantle
Core
What are the three main forces that drive tectonic plates?
Ridge push
Mantle convection currents
Gravity
Magnetic pull
What is the name of the supercontinent that later broke up in the Jurassic period?
Pangaea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Atlantis
What occurs at divergent plate boundaries?
Plates move apart
Plates collide
Plates slide past each other
Plates sink
What happens when two continental plates meet?
Subduction
Continental-Continental collision
Oceanic-Oceanic subduction
Divergent movement
What are the essential building blocks of rocks?
Minerals
Rocks
Elements
Compounds
How are minerals formed?
Crystallization from a solution
Evaporation
Cooling of magma
All of the above
What is the hardest mineral on Mohs scale?
Talc
Diamond
Quartz
Topaz
What are the three main groups of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
Mineral, Rock, Soil
Basalt, Granite, Limestone
None of the above
What is the process of rock formation and transformation called?
Petrology
Petrogenesis
Rock Cycle
Mineralogy
What is the term for the quality of a mineral breaking in a random pattern?
Cleavage
Fracture
Luster
Hardness
What is the property of a mineral that indicates how much light it reflects?
Luster
Transparency
Color
Hardness
What is the process of compaction and cementation of sediments called?
Lithification
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
What is the term for the study of rocks?
Geology
Petrology
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
What is the main component of magma?
Minerals
Gases
Silica
All of the above
What is the relationship between silica content and viscosity?
Higher silica content results in higher viscosity.
Lower silica content results in lower viscosity.
How does temperature affect the viscosity of magma?
Low temperature results in higher viscosity.
Higher temperature results in lower viscosity.
What type of volcano is formed from very viscous magma?
Steep slope volcanoes.
Flatter volcanoes.
What are the two main categories of igneous rocks?
Intrusive and Extrusive.
Sedimentary and Metamorphic.
What is the primary difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?
Intrusive rocks cool slowly beneath the Earth's surface.
Extrusive rocks cool quickly on the Earth's surface.
What are the types of volcanic eruptions?
Effusive and Explosive.
Caldera and Shield.
What are some volcanic hazards?
Tephra/ash, Lava flows, Pyroclastic flows.
Earthquakes, Tsunamis.
What are the three types of weathering?
Mechanical, Chemical, Biological.
Physical, Thermal, Chemical.
What factors influence the rate of weathering?
Temperature, Rock type, Moisture availability.
Wind speed, Soil type.
What are the types of depositional environments?
Continental, Marginal Marine, Marine.
Desert, Urban, Forest.
