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Grade 10 Minerals
Diamond is an example of a mineral classified as a                .
  1. silicate.
  2. carbonate.
  3. phosphate.
  4. native element.
Grade 10 Earth's Layers
The boundary between the crust and the mantle is the                           .
  1. Gutenberg discontinuity.
  2. Mohorovicic discontinuity.
  3. Anticline discontinuity.
  4. Syncline discontinuity.
Grade 10 Rocks
Which rock would be most likely to contain a fossil?
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. volcanic
  4. metamorphic
  5. topsoil
Grade 10 Rocks
Which of the following best describes the rock below?
Rock - Igneous - Granite
  1. mafic and extrusive
  2. felsic and extrusive
  3. mafic and plutonic
  4. felsic and plutonic
Grade 10 Rocks
The sediments in the rock sample shown are best described as                     .
Rock - Sedimentary - Conglomerate
  1. angular and sorted
  2. rounded and sorted
  3. angular and unsorted
  4. rounded and unsorted
Grade 10 Tectonics
Earthquake intensity depends primarily on the height of
  1. P-waves.
  2. S-waves.
  3. surface waves.
  4. fault lines.
Grade 10 Rocks
Which of the following best describes the rock below?
Rock - Metamorphic - Marble
  1. clastic and foliated
  2. crystalline and foliated
  3. clastic and nonfoliated
  4. crystalline and nonfoliated
Grade 10 Geology
The word "geo" means                .
  1. gas
  2. heat
  3. solid
  4. earth
Grade 10 Rocks
Which best classifies the rock shown?
  1. Sedimentary
  2. Igneous
  3. Metamorphic
Grade 10 Historical Geology
In which geologic era do we currently live?
  1. Proterozoic
  2. Paleozoic
  3. Mesozoic
  4. Cenozoic
Grade 10 Tectonics
Where are most divergent boundaries found?
  1. on the seafloor
  2. on the continents
  3. along coastlines
  4. at subduction zones
Grade 10 Rocks
How does sediment accumulation vary with age of the oceanic crust?
  1. Older crust has more sediment.
  2. Younger crust has more sediment.
  3. Sediment does not vary with crust age.
  4. None of the above are correct.
Grade 10 Tectonics
As the distance from a quake's epicenter increases, the
  1. intensity increases.
  2. intensity decreases.
  3. wave speed increases.
  4. the focus decreases.
Grade 10 Rocks
What type of pluton is M as seen in the diagram below?
Geologic Cross Section 2
  1. sill
  2. dike
  3. laccolith
  4. batholith
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