PHSC (PHSC211)

PHSC 211 Chapter 1 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 34. The fingernail can scratch the mineral calcite. a. True b. False ans b 35. The mineral scale of hardness was named after the famous scientist Von Verner. a. True b. False ans b 36. Crystal shape refers to how a mineral breaks. a. True b. False ans b 37. Halite has three plans of cleavage at 90°. a. True b. False ans a 38. Biotite and muscovite have 1 plane of cleavage in common. a. True b. False ans a

PHSC 211 Chapter 2 Quiz (Fall 2020) 1. What mineral composition is most characteristic of felsic rocks? a. olivine, pyroxene, and calcium-rich plagioclase b. orthoclase, quartz, and biotite c. calcium-rich plagioclase and hornblende with some olivine d. particles of volcanic ash welded together ans b 2. What mineral composition is most characteristic of mafic rocks? a. olivine, pyroxene, and calcium-rich plagioclase b. orthoclase, quartz, and biotite c. sodium-rich plagioclase, hornb...

PHSC 211 Chapter 6 Quiz (Fall 2020) – Liberty University (A grade) 10. After 3 half-lives, how much of a radioactive material should still be present? a. 87% b. 75% c. 25% d. 13% ans d 11. How many half-lives have passed if a sample has 87.5% of its original radioactive material? a. 0.25 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 2 ans a Chapter 6 12. How many half-lives have passed if a sample has 50% of its original radioactive material? a. 0.25 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 2 ans c 13. How many half-lives...

PHSC 211 Chapter 13 Quiz (Fall 2020) 1. According to Figure 13.2, what latitudes typically see an average annual heat gain? a. 20° N to 20° S b. 80° N to 80° S c. 60° N to 40° N d. Only the equator ANS A 2. According to Figure 13.3, how much infrared heat radiation is emitted by clouds annually? a. 50% b. 71% c. 9% d. 12% ANS C

PHSC 211 Chapter 8 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 14. Which of the following seismic waves has the same wave form as a sound wave? a. surface wave b. P wave c. S wave d. Love wave ans b 15. Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station? a. surface wave b. P wave c. S wave d. Love wave ans b 16. Which of the following seismic waves is the last to arrive at a seismic station? a. Love wave b. P wave c. S wave d. body wave ans...

PHSC 211 Chapter 7 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. What geologic structure is represented by point A? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Volcanic island c. Trench d. Subduction zone e. Tombolo ans b 2. What sort of plate boundary is at point B? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Transform plate boundary c. Convergent plate boundary d. None of the above ans c 3. What type of plate boundary is being formed at point C? a. Divergent plate boundary b. Transform plate bo...

PHSC 211 Chapter 3 Quiz (Fall 2020) 1. Bag A contains a. well-sorted sand. b. clay. c. a moderately sorted mix of sand and silt. d. a poorly sorted mix of gravel and sand. ans c 2. Bag B contains a. well-sorted sand. b. clay. c. a poorly sorted mix of sand and silt. d. a poorly sorted mix of gravel and sand. ans a 3. Bag C contains a. well-sorted clay. b. well-sorted gravel (with some sand from transport). c. poorly sorted sand (with some silt from transport). d. a poorly sort...

PHSC 211 Chapter 16 Quiz (Fall 2020). 6. Which direction is friction acting in? a. A b. B c. C d. D ANS D 7. In which direction is the pressure gradient force acting? a. A b. B c. C d. D ANS A