Earth Materials and Structure

Earth Materials and Structure
Self-Assessment Quiz

1. Waves of seismic energy propagated as  a back-and-forth motion are called

compressional waves
shear waves
surface waves
none of the above

2. The sima is primarily composed of

granitic-type rocks
basaltic-type rocks
limestone-like rocks
none of the above

3. Which of the following layers are, we think, composed of solid nickel and iron?

The asthenosphere
The lithosphere
The outer core
The inner core

4. Which of the following is created by endogenic forces?

Glacial erosion
Water erosion
Wind erosion
Faulting

5. The Himalaya Mountains are a _____ relief feature of the Earth.

first
second
third
fourth

6. The most abundant mineral family is the 

silicates
oxides
sulfides
carbonates

7. Metamorphic rocks form from

sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks
other metamorphic rocks
all the above

8. An intrusive igneous rock body formed by the cooling of magma in a nearly vertical fracture is called a

dike
sill
laccolith
batholith

9. Granite is 

an extrusive igneous rock
a clastic sedimentary rock
a nonfoliated metamorphic rock
none of the above

10. Quartzite is 

an extrusive igneous rock
a clastic sedimentary rock
a nonfoliated metamorphic rock
none of the above

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