DCP #3 Review

The rock layers in this picture have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• River

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Which of the following describes the results of volcanic activity?

• movement of large amounts of rocks and soil due to water

• sudden, strong movement of buildings and other structures on 

  Earth’s surface

• molten rocks creating new land, spewing gases and ashes in the atmosphere

• increased rainfall and excessive wind speeds

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How does beach sand turn into sandstone (sedimentary rock)

• weathering an d erosion
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling
• dissolving and evaporating

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U shaped valleys are formed by 

• hurricanes
• flooding
• glaciers
• wind

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How are deltas formed?

• rivers deposit large amounts of sediment from land erosion
• wind erosion carried the sediment
• hurricanes blew the sediments there

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erosion

• move it
• drop it
• break it

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deposition

• move it
• drop it
• break it

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weathering

• move it
• drop it
• break it

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What needs to present in mud sediments for fossil fuels to form?

•  mostly sand
• mostly decaying organisms
• mostly rocks

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Which is NOT an insulator.

• Wool
• Plastic
• Copper
• Glass