PHSC 211 MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM WITH 250+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+ |PHSC 211 2024/2025
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PHSC 211 MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM WITH
250+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
ALREADY GRADED A+ |PHSC 211 2024/2025
Which relative dating rule states that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary or
extrusive igneous rocks, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom, with younger rocks
above? - AN...
PHSC 211 MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM WITH
250+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
ALREADY GRADED A+ |PHSC 211 2024/2025
Which relative dating rule states that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary or
extrusive igneous rocks, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom, with younger rocks
above? - ANSWER-superposition
Which relative dating rule states that older rocks are found within younger rocks? -
ANSWER-inclusions
Which relative dating rule states that dikes, faults, and igneous intrusions are
younger than the rocks they pass through? - ANSWER-Cross-cutting
Which relative dating rule states that sediment and extrusive igneous rocks are
distributed from a source evenly until they either thin out or run into a barrier? -
ANSWER-lateral continuity
Which relative dating rule states that sediments and extrusive igneous rocks are
initially laid down as large, relatively flat units? - ANSWER-original horizontality
Which relative dating rule states that laterally adjacent sedimentary zones will also
be vertically adjacent to each other in the rock record? - ANSWER-Walther's Law
,who developed the law of superposition? - ANSWER-Nico Steno
A geologist observes two sandstones on opposite sides of a mountain belt. He
notes that both are made of quartz with a small amount of mica, and both show
cross-cutting. His conclusion that there are the same rocks is an example of
__________________. - ANSWER-physical correlation
All of the following properties of minerals are used for identification except
__________________ - ANSWER-melting point
Quartz can scratch all of the following except ______________ - ANSWER-Glass
A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition is
a _________ - ANSWER-mineral
Metallic minerals are all _____________ - ANSWER-Opaque
The way the light reflects off a mineral's surface is referred to as its
________________ - ANSWER-Luster
If a mineral is permitted to grow unhindered during its formation, the resulting
shape will always be its _________________ - ANSWER-Crystal form
All magnetic minerals are _______________ - ANSWER-Metallic
, The tool used to determine the color of the powder of mineral is a
______________ - ANSWER-Streak plate
A mineral that can scratch a nail but that cannot scratch glass is _____________ -
ANSWER-Apatite
Which mineral is metallic? - ANSWER-Hematite
The mineral quartz is ________________ - ANSWER-The most abundant mineral
in the earth's crust
Effervescence ("fizzing" in the presence of acid) is a unique property of what
mineral? - ANSWER-calcite
The minerals dolomite and calcite are the best distinguished from one another by
______________ - ANSWER-An acid test
Gold settles to the bottom of a miner's pan because of its ___________________ -
ANSWER-High specific gravity
Any object with a specific gravity of less than 1 will ___________ - ANSWER-
Float
Minerals that have the element ____________ in their chemical composition may
have an odor akin to that of rotten eggs. - ANSWER-Sulfur
The gas released when weak acid reacts with calcite is oxygen - ANSWER-False
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