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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe minimum stream velocity necessary to transport a sediment particle that is 0.1 centimeter in diameter is closest to0.1 cm/s0.002 cm/s5.5 cm/s10.0 cm/s
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe first P-wave of an earthquake took 11 minutes to travel to a seismic station from the epicenter of the earthquake. What is the seismic station’s distance to the epicenter of the earthquake and how long did it take for the first S-wave to travel that distance?Distance to epicenter: 3350 km
S-wave travel time: 4 min 50 secDistance to epicenter: 3350 km
S-wave travel time: 6 min 10 secDistance to epicenter: 7600 km
S-wave travel time: 9 minDistance to epicenter: 7600 km
S-wave travel time: 20 min - 3. Multiple Choice
Which location is on a major rift valley?ABCD - 4. Multiple ChoiceCompared to the ages of the calcite cement and the conglomerate, the relative ages of the pebbles areyounger than both the calcite cement and the conglomerateyounger than the calcite cement, but the same age as the conglomerateolder than both the calcite cement and the conglomerateolder than the calcite cement, but the same age as the conglomerate
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf a metamorphic rock bubbles when a drop of acid is placed on its surface, the rock is most likelyslateschistmarblequartzite
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Genesee River flows across both the Allegheny Plateau and the Erie-Ontario Lowlands in New York State. This river flowsnorthward, in the same general direction as the Hudson Rivernorthward, in the same general direction as the Niagara Riversouthward, in the same general direction as the Hudson Riversouthward, in the same general direction as the Niagara River
- 7. Multiple Choice
This movement occurred along which type of plate boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
complex
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAn earthquake occurs at 10:05 a.m. At 10:09 a.m., the first P-wave from this earthquake is detected at a seismic station. Approximately how many kilometers (km) from the epicenter is this seismic station located?1000 km2000 km2600 km5600 km
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCompared to the density and composition of the oceanic crust, the continental crust isless dense and more maficless dense and more felsicmore dense and less maficmore dense and less felsic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA change in climate to one that is more humid would cause theshape of the hills to become more roundedelevation of the area to become higherporosity of the bedrock to increaserate of chemical weathering to decrease
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLocations A and B have the samelatitude and local timelatitude and elevationlongitude and local timelongitude and elevation
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of tectonic plate boundary is found between the South American Plate and the Scotia Plate?transformconvergentdivergentcomplex or uncertain
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA seismic station recorded the P-waves, but no S-waves, from an earthquake because S-waves wereabsorbed by Earth’s outer coretransmitted only through liquidsweak and detected only at nearby locationsnot produced by this earthquake
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe convection currents responsible for moving tectonic plates occur in which Earth layer?crustrigid mantlestiffer mantleasthenosphere
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich geologic feature is composed of the youngest crustal bedrock?Peru-Chile TrenchMid-Atlantic RidgeAdirondack MountainsSan Andreas Fault
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe photograph below shows an igneous rock with mineral crystals ranging in size from 2 to 6 millimeters. The rock is composed of 58% plagioclase feldspar, 26% amphibole, and 16% biotite. What is the name of this rock?dioritegabbroandesitepumice
- 17. Multiple ChoiceCompared to the Elk River, the Birch River can best be described as flowingfaster, and in the same general compass directionfaster, and in the opposite general compass directionslower, and in the same general compass directionslower, and in the opposite general compass direction
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