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Put the letter of the best answer on the line next to the question.
___ 1. The three general categories of rock are:
A. igneous, sedimentary, organic
C. igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
B. sedimentary, clastic, volcanic
D. metamorphic, clastic, volcanic
___ 2. The majority of the rock that makes up the southern Appalachians is _______________.
A. sedimentary and clastic
B. metamorphic and igneous
C. igneous and sedimentary
D. metamorphic and sedimentary
___ 3. A relatively “young” valley will have a “v-shaped” cross section.
A. true
B. false
___ 4. The two types of mountain-forming processes are __________________.
A. diastrophism and volcanism
B. diastrophism and folding
C. folding and fautling
D. folding and warping
___ 5. Regions of the earth’s crust that exhibit “up-folded strata” are called _________________.
A. synclines
B. reclines
C. anticlines
D. recumbent folds
___ 6. Lichens are a symbiotic association between _______________________________.
A. a fungus and a bacteria
B. a fungus and a plant
C. a plant and an algae
D. a fungus and an algae
___ 7. Lichens are used as a bioindicator of ________________________.
A. air quality
B. water quality
C. soil chemistry
D. forest health
___ 8. Which of the following is not a category of lichen?
A. crustose
B. foliose
C. verticose
D. fruticose
___ 9. Plants growing more horizontal than vertical in response to harsh environments is known as the_____________.
A. Waldsterbun Effect
B. Krum Holtz Effect
C. Verstagen Effect
D. Walst Vergan Effect
___ 10. The primary pollutants that cause acid deposition are ____________.
A. SOx and O3
B. HCl and SO2
C. SO2 and FeO2
D. SO2 and NOx
___ 11. In ecological sampling, replication is necessary to:
A. determine bias
B. determine sampling error
C. determine the maximum value
D. determine accuracy
___ 12. Which of the following statement is true of the pH scale?
A. a pH of 6 is 10 times more acidic than a pH of 4
C. a pH of 6 is 10 times less acidic than a pH of 4
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B. a pH of 6 is 100 times more acidic than a pH of 4
D. a pH of 6 is 100 times less acidic than a pH of 4
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___ 13. Lichens play a key role in primary succession by ________________________.
A. establishing soil
B. Securing nutrients from the air
C. releasing minerals from rocks
D. all of the above
___ 14. Lichens are typically named after _________________________.
A. the fungal component
B. the algal component
C. both the fungus and the algae
D. neither the fungus nor the algae
___ 15. Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?
A. sandstone
B. graphite
C. gneiss
D. granite
___ 16. Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
A. sandstone
B. graphite
C. gneiss
D. granite
___ 17. Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
A. sandstone
B. graphite
C. gneiss
D. granite
___ 18. The metamorphic form of granite is:
A. sandstone
C. gneiss
B. graphite
D. quartz
___ 19. The chemical formula for quartz is:
A. SiO2
C. FeO2
B. ALO3
D. MgO3
___ 20. Which of the following is a federally endangered species of lichen?
A. rock leaf lichen
B. rock gnome lichen
C. dwarf rock lichen
D. dwarf gnome lichen
___ 21. Using tree growth rings to study past climate is called ___________________________.
A. dendro-ecology
B. paleo-climatology
C. dendro-climatology
D. paleo-ecology
___ 22. Coniferous cones that require heat to open are called ______________________.
A. serotinous
B. meromictic
C. denticulate
D. plagiolithic
___ 23. Which of the following rock types is most likely to undergo chemical erosion?
A. granite
B. gneiss
C. pegmatite
D. limestone
___ 24. A large body of intrusive igneous rock is called a _____________________.
A. pegmatite
B. pluton
C. shelf
D. escarpment
___ 25. The process of rock sediments being compacted and “glued” together is called ____________________.
A. compaction
B. stratification
C. siltation
D. lithification
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