Q U I Z NO. 3
51. The name of a rapid rise
of coastal water that accompanies the arrival of a cyclone is called:
w) hurricane
x) storm surge
y) tidal wave
z) cyclonistat
ANSWER: X -- STORM SURGE
52. Certain substances are
classified as water pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others as
land pollutants. Which of the following pollutes all three parts of our environment?
w) fluorocarbons
x) smog
y) acid rain
z) ozone
ANSWER: Y -- ACID RAIN
53. Which is true for
Low-Latitude Climates?
w) have a winter season
x) lack a winter season
y) are wet throughout the year
z) are dry throughout the year
ANSWER: X -- LACK A WINTER SEASON
54. The Greenhouse Effect is
caused primarily by which of the following processes?
w) blocking incoming short wave solar energy
x) absorbing incoming short wave solar energy
y) heating of the Earth's stratosphere
z) absorbing outgoing long wave radiation from the Earth
ANSWER: Z -- ABSORBING OUTGOING LONG WAVE RADIATION FROM THE
EARTH
55. Fluorite is what number
on Moh's hardness scale?
w) 1
x) 2
y) 3
z) 4
ANSWER: Z – 4
56. Apatite is what number
on Moh's (pron: moes: rhyme with toes) hardness scale?
w) 1
x) 3
y) 5
z) 7
ANSWER: Y – 5
57. Hematite is a primary
ore of which of the followin metals?
w) zinc
x) tungsten
y) iron
z) none of the above
ANSWER: Y – IRON
58. Galena is a primary ore
of which of the following metals?
w) zinc
x) tungsten
y) lead
z) silver
ANSWER: Y – LEAD
59. Sphalerite is a primary
ore of which of the following metals?
w) zinc
x) tin
y) copper
z) iron
ANSWER: W – ZINC
60. Which of the following
minerals is a source of copper?
w) Bauxite (pron: box-ite)
x) Hematite
y) Malachite
z) Galena
ANSWER: Y – MALACHITE
61. Which physical
phenomenon or principle is most often applied in the search for petroleum
reservoirs?
w) gravitational attraction
x) magnetic field distortions
y) natural radioactive decay of minerals
z) acoustic wave transmission and reflection
ANSWER: Z -- ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTION
62. Which of the following
time periods describes the age of the coal deposits of the Eastern United
States?
w) Jurassic and Cambrian
x) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian
y) Pliocene and Miocene
z) none of these
ANSWER: X -- MISSISSIPPIAN AND PENNSYLVANIAN
63. Of the following four
geologic periods, which is the oldest?
w) Devonian
x) Silurian
y) Permian
z) Jurassic
ANSWER: X – SILURIAN
64. Of the following four
geologic periods, which is the most recent?
w) Devonian
x) Silurian
y) Permian
z) Jurassic
ANSWER: Z – JURASSIC
65. On the Phanerozoic
(pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods
occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it:
w) Jurassic
x) Permian
y) Carboniferous
z) Silurian
ANSWER: X – PERMIAN
66. On the Phanerozoic
(pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods
occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it:
w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick)
x) Permian
y) Carboniferous
z) Silurian
ANSWER: Z – SILURIAN
67. On the Phanerozoic
(pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods
occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it:
w) Cambrian
x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en)
y) Carboniferous
z) Silurian
ANSWER: W – CAMBRIAN
68. The Miocene, Eocene and
Paleocene epoches belong t what geologic period on the Phanerozoic Time Scale?
Is it the:
w) Devonian
x) Permian
y) Triassic (pron: try-as-ick)
z) Tertiary
ANSWER: Z – TERTIARY
69. During which period, in
the earth's history, did MOST dinosaurs become extinct?
w) Carboniferous
x) Cretaceous
y) Quaternary
z) Triassic
ANSWER: X – CRETACEOUS
70. The disappearance of the
dinosaurs also marks the end of which geological era?
w) Precambrian
x) Cambrian
y) Mesozoic (pron: mez-ah-zo-ik)
z) Cenozoic (pron: see-nah-zo-ik)
ANSWER: Y – MESOZOIC
71. On a topographic map,
lines that indicate water depth are termed:
w) isogonic lines (pron: eye-seh-gone-ik)
x) bathymetric lines (pron: bath-i-meh-trik)
y) isopachs
z) none of these
ANSWER: X -- BATHYMETRIC LINES
72. In geological studies, a
fault in the earth's surface in which the
hanging wall has moved UP relative to the footwall is termed:
w) overthrust fault
x) reverse fault
y) tear fault
z) none of these
ANSWER: X -- REVERSE FAULT
73. In geological studies, a
fault in the earth's surface along which
primarily horizontal movement has taken place is termed:
w) overthrust fault
x) strike-slip fault
y) reverse fault
z) none of the above
ANSWER: X -- STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
74. In studies of the
surface of the earth, a reverse fault having a dip between 10 and 45 degrees is
known as a:
w) thrust fault
x) normal fault
y) strike-slip fault
z) neither of these
ANSWER: W -- THRUST FAULT
75. Multiple Choice: You are
adrift off the coast of Miami, Florida in the Gulf Stream. Where would you most
likely land?
w) Argentina
x) Louisiana
y) New York
z) The British Isles
ANSWER: Z -- THE BRITISH ISLES
76. Multiple Choice: The
horse latitude which occurs at approximately 30o - 35o north is also known as
the:
w) doldrums
x) calms of Cancer
y) calms of Capricorn
z) trough of the Pacific
ANSWER: X -- CALMS OF CANCER
77. A circular cavity ground
out of bedrock by running water is called a:
w) cave
x) pothole
y) sinkhole
z) kettle hole
ANSWER: X – POTHOLE
78. A yazoo stream flows
through which of the following?
w) gorge
x) divide
y) backswamp
z) water gap
ANSWER: Y – BACKSWAMP
79. Which of the following
is a famous hanging trough waterfall?
w) Yellowstone Falls
x) Yosemite Falls
y) Niagara Falls
z) Victoria Falls
ANSWER: X -- YOSEMITE FALLS
80. A wave with a wavelength
of 40 meters and a height of 2 meters will NOT be refracted in water with a
depth of more than:
w) 1 meter
x) 2 meters
y) 10 meters
z) 20 meters
ANSWER: Z -- 20 METERS
81. The lag time between
precipitation period and peak discharge period of a river:
w) is increased by urbanization
x) is decreased by urbanization
y) is shorter for a large drainage basin than for a small one
z) depends upon the hydraulic heads
ANSWER: X -- IS DECREASED BY URBANIZATION
82. What percentage of the
earth's water is fresh water?
w) 50%
x) 22%
y) 7%
z) 3%
ANSWER: Z -- 3%
83. The deep, least
productive part of a lake is calle the:
w) littoral zone
x) profundal zone
y) photic zone
z) limnetic zone
ANSWER: X -- PROFUNDAL ZONE
84. Which of the following
does NOT affect sea level change?
w) Antarctic ice sheet
x) small glaciers and ice caps
y) Arctic sea ice
z) Greenland ice sheet
ANSWER: Y -- ARCTIC SEA ICE
85. If all the Earth's ice melted,
the increase in sea level would be
approximately:
w) 100 meters
x) 2 meters
y) 70 meters
z) 20 meters
ANSWER: Y -- 70 METERS
86. The curved body of water
formed when a meandering river reshapes and cuts off one of its bends is
called:
w) an Essing pond
x) an Oxbow lake
y) a Swensen pool
z) a Groovy pool
ANSWER: X -- AN OXBOW LAKE
87. The chemical union of
iron, oxygen and water forms
w) magnetite
x) hematite
y) limonite
z) pyrite
ANSWER: Y – LIMONITE
88. Give the term that
describes different crystalline modifications of the same chemical substance.
Is it:
w) polymorphism
x) isomorphism
y) tetrahedral
z) perovskite
ANSWER: W – POLYMORPHISM
89. Of the energy used in
the United States, about wha percent is
provided by hydroelectric power?
w) 4%
x) 20%
y) 50%
z) 75%
ANSWER: W -- 4%
90. The B-horizon of a
pedalfer soil is noted for its accumulation of:
w) carbonate
x) nitrogen
y) humus
z) oxides
ANSWER: Z – OXIDES
91. Pedocal (pron:
ped-eh-kal) soils are usually found to have developed in:
w) forests
x) swamps
y) grasslands
z) jungles
ANSWER: Y – GRASSLANDS
92. High quality crop soil
requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the
composition of humus
w) fine sand particles
x) decaying organic matter
y) mineral like clay matter
z) chemical fertilizers
ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
93. The aquifer of a famous
artesian formation in the Great Plains is a layer of rock called the:
w) Clinton limestone
x) Dakota sandstone
y) Pierre shale
z) Vermont marble
ANSWER: X -- DAKOTA SANDSTONE
94. The principal aquifer of
the artesian wells of Florida is a:
w) porous sandstone
x) fissured limestone
y) series of clay beds
z) mass of pumice
ANSWER: X -- FISSURED LIMESTONE
95. The saltation of sand grains refers to the sand grains:
w) being coated with salt
x) moving in jumps and bounces
y) moving in a steady stream
z) being cemented together
ANSWER: X -- MOVING IN JUMPS AND BOUNCES
96. The surface of a
"desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following?
w) loose sand
x) sand and clay
y) pebbles and boulders
z) concrete and cement
ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
97. Which of the following
are barchans?
w) deflation basins
x) oases
y) crescent-shaped dunes
z) sand storms
ANSWER: Y -- CRESCENT-SHAPED DUNES
98. Which of the following
does NOT form as a result o a low level temperature inversion?
w) smog
x) sleet
y) tornado
z) fog
ANSWER: Y – TORNADO
99. A type of lava
characterized by a blocky appearanc is termed:
w) Pillow Lava
x) Aa
y) Vessicular
z) none of these
ANSWER: X – Aa
100. The name of a rapid rise
of coastal water that accompanies the arrival of a cyclone is called:
w) hurricane
x) storm surge
y) tidal wave
z) cyclonistat
ANSWER: X -- STORM SURGE
