1)A stream slows to a velocity of 300 centimeters per second. Which type of sedimentary rock would most likely form from the deposition occurring at this location?
shale
siltstone
sandstone
conglomerate
2. In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located?
Tug Hill Plateau
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Allegheny Plateau
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
3. A sedimentary particle is dropped into a cylinder of water. The particle will take the longest time to settle if the particle has
low density, small size, and spherical shape
low density, small size, and flattened shape
high density, large size, and spherical shape
high density, large size, and flattened shape
4. Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the
cementing together of individual mineral grains
cooling and crystallization of magma
evaporation of an ancient ocean
heat and pressure during metamorphism
5. Which rock is sedimentary in origin and formed as a result of chemical processes?
granite
shale
breccia
dolostone
6. An object's weight at sea level at 90° North latitude is slightly more than the weight of the same object at sea level at 0° latitude. Which statement about Earth can best be inferred from this evidence?
Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical.
Earth's axis is tilted 231/2o to the plane of its orbit.
Earth's shape is slightly bulged at the Equator.
Earth rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above the Equator.
7. An extrusive igneous rock with a mineral composition of 35% quartz, 35% potassium feldspar, 15% plagioclase feldspar, 10% biotite, and 5% amphibole is called
rhyolite
granite
gabbro
basaltic glass
shale
siltstone
sandstone
conglomerate
2. In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located?
Tug Hill Plateau
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Allegheny Plateau
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
3. A sedimentary particle is dropped into a cylinder of water. The particle will take the longest time to settle if the particle has
low density, small size, and spherical shape
low density, small size, and flattened shape
high density, large size, and spherical shape
high density, large size, and flattened shape
4. Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the
cementing together of individual mineral grains
cooling and crystallization of magma
evaporation of an ancient ocean
heat and pressure during metamorphism
5. Which rock is sedimentary in origin and formed as a result of chemical processes?
granite
shale
breccia
dolostone
6. An object's weight at sea level at 90° North latitude is slightly more than the weight of the same object at sea level at 0° latitude. Which statement about Earth can best be inferred from this evidence?
Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical.
Earth's axis is tilted 231/2o to the plane of its orbit.
Earth's shape is slightly bulged at the Equator.
Earth rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above the Equator.
7. An extrusive igneous rock with a mineral composition of 35% quartz, 35% potassium feldspar, 15% plagioclase feldspar, 10% biotite, and 5% amphibole is called
rhyolite
granite
gabbro
basaltic glass