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Grade 10 Tectonics
What is strain?
  1. unit of measure on the Mercalli scale
  2. travel time of seismic waves
  3. deformation of a material caused by applied forces allowing materials to absorb force
  4. forces per unit area acting on a material
Grade 10 Minerals
Which phrase relates to minerals forming at different temperatures?
  1. fractional crystallization
  2. non-fractional melting
  3. partial fractionalization
  4. none of the above
Grade 10 Tectonics
Which of the following is not used to study earthquakes?
  1. air current changes
  2. lasers
  3. satellites
  4. seismometers
Grade 10 Historical Geology
Which was the largest mass extinction event, killing over 90% of all species?
  1. Permian–Triassic
  2. Ordovician–Silurian
  3. Triassic–Jurassic
  4. Cretaceous–Paleogene
Grade 10 Rocks
Which best describes the rock?
Rock - Igneous - Basalt
  1. mafic
  2. felsic
  3. glassy
  4. folliated
Grade 10 Geomorphology
What is stress?
  1. movement of waves parallel to rock particles
  2. force (pressure) exerted on a material
  3. deformation of materials
  4. units measure on the Richter scale
Grade 10 Tectonics
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the amount of damage done by an earthquake?
  1. the population living near the earthquake
  2. the types of structures
  3. the length and intensity of the quake
  4. the number of trees and plant growth in the area
Grade 10 Rocks
Which mineral is associated with high-grade metamorphism?
  1. garnet
  2. biotite
  3. chlorite
  4. sillimanite
Grade 10 Tectonics
The hottest geothermal regions are mainly found around
  1. Africa.
  2. California only.
  3. Hawaii only.
  4. the Ring of Fire.
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