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1.
The ice sheet that covered northeastern United States came fromwhich of the following locations?
1
Labrador center in eastern Canada
2
Keewatin center in central Canada
3
Cordilleran center in the Rocky Mountains
4
Greenland
LABRADOR CENTER IN EASTERN CANADA
2.
A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic materialand which is steep-sided and very tall is known as:
1
Syncline
2
Composite cone
3
Anticline
4
none of these
COMPOSITE CONE
3.
The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it:
1
igneous
2
metamorphic
3
sedimentary
4
fossilized
IGNEOUS
4.
In geological studies, a dome shaped intrusion is called a:
1
volcanic neck
2
laccolith
3
nuee ardente
4
caldera
LACCOLITH
5.
Shiprock in New Mexico is a:
1
laccolith
2
volcanic neck
3
cinder cone
4
caldera
VOLCANIC NECK
6.
Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is:
1
it was formed above a mid-ocean rift.
2
it is part of the "Ring of Fire".
3
two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other under Iceland.
4
the American plate is diving under the European plate in this region.
IT WAS FORMED ABOVE A MID-OCEAN RIFT.
7.
Of the following, the rock that is most resistant to both chemical andmechanical weathering is:
1
shale
2
limestone
3
marble
4
quartzite
QUARTZITE
8.
Which of the following energy sources does NOT originally comefrom the Sun?
1
wind
2
Ocean thermal energy conversion
3
geothermal
4
hydroelectric
9.
What is the name of the atmosphere layer of upwardly diminishingtemperature situated above the stratosphere and topped by the mesopause?
1
GEOTHERMAL
10.
What is the term used to measure the intensity of solar radiation and isequal to one gram calorie per square centimeter per minute?
1
MESOSPHERE
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