Geology MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

_______ refers to a series of vertical zones with distinctive climate and vegetation regimes

Altitudinal zonation

Sedimentation

Temperature inversions

Urban expanses

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Altitudinal zonation

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A(n) ________ texture represents a single, long period of cooling and crystallization.

Glassy

Phaneritic

Aphanitic

Pyroclastic

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Phaneritic

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Titicaca is the ___

World's highest navigable lake

Lost city of the Incas

Highest waterfall in the world

Largest rain forest in the world

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: World's highest navigable lake

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Creep is __________.

Permanently frozen ground of tundra and subarctic climates that has remained 0°C for two years or more

Mass wasting by the gradual downhill movement of sediment, influenced by freeze-thaw or wet-dry cycles

The trunks become tilted in the downhill direction due to creep, but continue to grow toward the sun.

Slow and subtle movement of material

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Mass wasting by the gradual downhill movement of sediment, influenced by freeze-thaw or wet-dry cycles

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Particles moving by saltation are transported in the _______ load.

Meanders

Rectangular

Bed

None of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Bed

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An intermediate product in the transformation of snow to glacial ice is ________.

Firn

Deposition

Ablation

Terminus

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Firn

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A(n) ________ is a silicate structure where no silica tetrahedra share any oxygen ions.

Single Chain

Double Chain

Framework

Independent

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Independent

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Geologically, ________ are actually submerged parts of the continents.

Continental shelves

Coastal guyots

Both of these

None of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Continental shelves

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The bend in the stone walls in the town of hollister, california are a result of __________.

Shear stress (Pacific Plate moved north relative to the North American Plate, shear stress was exerted on the rocks.)

P waves are faster than S waves.

A fault creep along the Calaveras Fault

The outer core of Earth is liquid

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: A fault creep along the Calaveras Fault

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The suspended load of a stream _____

Unending circulation of Earth's water supply

The lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel

Natural background reservoirs of stream and hot water

Usually consists of fine sand, silt, and clay-sized particles

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Usually consists of fine sand, silt, and clay-sized particles

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