- The longshore drift of sand along marine coastlines is due to:
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rip currents.
wave refraction causing the waves to strike the beach at a slight angle to the shore.
the incoming rush of waves.
the backwash of waves.
- The highest tides occur when the:
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Earth is closest to the Sun in its annual orbit.
Moon is in either its first or last quarter.
Sun and Moon are positioned in space at right angles to the Earth.
Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in space with the Moon and Sun on the same side of the Earth.
- Oceanic currents are generated by:
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wind blowing across the water surface and seawater temperature and density differences.
the tides.
heat from the molten rock underlying the mid-oceanic ridges.
biomass energy.
- Elongate, low-lying islands that form offshore, parallel the coast, and are mostly composed of unlithified sands are called:
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spits.
sandy beaches.
barrier islands.
wave-cut terraces.
- If you drilled through the waters of an atoll, you should strike what type of rock?
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schist or gneiss
some type of volcanic rock
only limestone
granite
- Which of the following shoreline rocks would be most prone to erosion?
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chalk
metaconglomerate
quartzite
granite
- Of the verbal scale, graphical scale and representative map scale, which map scale is measurement unit independent?
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representative fraction (fractional scale)
graphical scale
bathroom scale
verbal scale
- If stresses are applied slowly, especially under conditions of moderate confining pressure and high temperature, what type of rock deformation will occur?
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plastic (ductile)
elastic
brittle
no deformation
- What features are examples of brittle deformation of the lithosphere?
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coastlines
folds
valleys
faults
- Two rock masses which were once continuous rupture and slide past each other. This is known as a:
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your fault.
normal fault.
strike-slip fault.
thrust fault.
- What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall block moving downward relative to the footwall block?
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strike-slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
nobody's fault
- What type of fault motion is associated with transform plate tectonic boundaries?
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everbody's fault
normal fault
strike-slip fault
reverse fault
- What is the name of the nontraditional fossil fuel, containing kerogen, that underlies the Green River, Wyoming region in great amounts?
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oil shale
coal
natural gas
crude oil
- The most important source of U.S. energy is:
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coal.
crude oil.
natural gas.
oil shale.
- Of the following types of rocks, which one would more likely be a petroleum reservoir rock?
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basalt
marble
sandstone
shale
- Of the following types of rocks, which one would most likely be the best impermeable caprock over an oil reservoir?
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shale
marble
sandstone
basalt
- What two metallic mineral resources played a significant role in the historic development of Michigan's Upper Peninsula?
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lead and iron
copper and zinc
copper and iron
lead and zinc
- The mid-ocean ridge black smoker produced mineral deposits are an example of what class of mineral deposits?
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magmatic gravitational settling deposits
placer deposits
hydrothermal deposits
evaporite deposits
- What mineral deposit concentration process commonly concentrates material in rock cracks and fractures as vein deposits?
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hydrothermal fluids
magmatic settling
wave segregation
evaporation
- Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?
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gold
petroleum
timber
coal
- THe U.S. derives nearly 90 percent of its energy from what three traditional fossil fuels?
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- Ninety-nine percent of the world's oil is extracted from what two reservoir rock types?
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- What type of sedimentary rock is often an oil source rock?
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- Rolling putty between your fingers is an example of elastic, plastic, or brittle deformation?
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- What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall block moving upward relative to the footwall block?
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- What is the name of the mineral that was previously mined in significant quantities beneath the city of Detroit?
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- What is the name of a finger-like projection of unconsolidated sediments that extends from the mainland into the nearshore marine environment?
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- What is the name of the shallow water marine landform created by the biological activity of corals in tropical or subtropical climates?
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- What has a higher frequency, an ultraviolet wave or a radio wave?
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- What is the name for the potentially catastrophic wave formed most often by seafloor earthquakes or submarine landslides?
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