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Geology Knowledge Test Questions
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1. A type of sediment

2. Lithification triggered by compression from overlying sediment layers

3. A type of compound commonly found in groundwater

4. Movement of carbon through the atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere

5. A small opening within a rock

6. A silicate mineral common to igneous and metamorphic rocks

7. A collection of loose particles; precursor of sedimentary rocks

8. An isotope fatal to humans in small quantities

9. The dominant belief of the 17th and 18th centuries stating infrequent large-scale events formed the Earth’s surface

10. A contaminant in groundwater that gives the water the smell of rotten eggs; also known as H2S

11. Downwind; closest to land

12. Lithification triggered by molecular binding around deposited materials

13. A barrier island and its adjacent lagoon

14. A current that flows parallel to the coast and piles up sand

15. The soft form of silica in diatoms and radiolarians

16. The movement of rock particles downhill or downstream

17. A type of outcrop in the Midwest and Plains

18. A sedimentary bed that forms not too far off shore during a storm

19. Lithified till

20. Difference between water pumped out of a well and water flowing into a well

21. Geologic processes that occur beneath the Earth’s surface; primarily magma and intrusive igneous rock formation

22. The basalt-based crust common to the ocean floor

23. A volcano in the Philippines

24. Hot spots where magma rises up to the Earth’s crust

25. See dolomite