| Quiz AnswersTexas Geology |
| 1. Which evidence of past geological forces can be found in Texas? |
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A. faulting |
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B. igneous intrusions |
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C. deposition, followed by erosion |
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D. all of the above |
| 2. The large collection of ground water that forms when rainwater seeps through a formation called Karst is the … |
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A. Edwards Aquifer. |
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B. Ogallala Aquifer. |
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C. Balcones Faultwater. |
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D. Caprock Plateau. |
| 3. Most of the state of Texas was covered by a shallow sea during the… |
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A. Precambrian period. |
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B. Jurassic period. |
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C. Cretaceous period. |
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D. Triassic period. |
| 4. Examples of igneous intrusions in the state of Texas include… |
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A. Enchanted Rock. |
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B. Palo Duro Canyon. |
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C. dikes near Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park. |
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D. both A and C. |
| 5. The scientists who look for dinosaur bones in the rock layers are called… |
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A. geophysicists |
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B. paleontologists |
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C. petrologists |
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D. mineralogists |
| 6. Which of the following rock formations would be the best place to drill for oil? |
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A. a large, flat section of land with no evidence of faulting or folding underground |
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B. a desert area where the rock layers show no evidence of organic material |
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C. a large section of porous underground sedimentary rock that stretches unfolded for miles |
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D. an underground sedimentary rock formation that has a large amount of organic material in layers that have been folded and faulted |
| 7. Which of the following places is the best place to see the effects of erosion on sedimentary rock by a river? |
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A. Palo Duro Canyon |
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B. Tuff Canyon |
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C. Captain’s Reef |
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D. Ogallala Aquifer |
| 8. Which statement best describes the islands off of the Texas Gulf Coast? |
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A. the islands are always the same shape |
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B. the islands often experience earthquakes |
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C. more sand is always deposited on the islands than is carried away |
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D. the islands change shape because of ocean currents |
| 9. The area of West Texas where a large amount of oil production takes place is the… |
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A. Balcones Fault. |
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B. Edward Plateau. |
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C. Permian Basin. |
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D. Enchanted Rock. |
| 10. Which geological feature shows evidence that Texas was once covered by a sea? |
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A. Caprock Escarpment in West Texas |
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B. Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park |
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C. Captain’s Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
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D. Caprock Canyons State Park |
| 11. If you live in North-Central Texas, you are living… |
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A. on a glacier. |
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B. on a barrier island. |
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C. over a huge, buried mountain range. |
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D. over a series of caves. |
| 12. Eighty million years ago, the area that is now the Gulf Coast was… |
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A. a high mountain. |
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B. a desert. |
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C. a lava flow. |
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D. under water. |
| 13. Tule Mountain in Big Bend National Park is a good example of an extrusive igneous rock. This means that… |
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A. the rock cooled above the earth’s surface. |
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B. the rock cooled below the earth’s surface. |
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C. the rock did not come from a volcano. |
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D. the mountain was build by ocean deposition. |
| 14. Two conditions needed to form metamorphic rock are… |
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A. cool temperatures and source rock. |
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B. soil and rainwater. |
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C. carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and stream erosion. |
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D. high temperature and high pressure. |
| 15. A naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gas that is formed from atoms of hydrogen and carbon is called… |
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A. volcanium. |
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B. rockoleum. |
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C. petroleum. |
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D. mercury. |
| 16. How do openings form in a section of Karst? |
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A. rain combines with oxygen in the atmosphere and builds the Karst |
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B. rain combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and becomes basic and builds up the rock |
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C. igneous intrusions are eroded away and leave big holes in the rock |
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D. rain combines with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becomes acidic and breaks down the rock |
| 17. If you find a fossil while walking around the creek by your Uncle’s farm, you need… |
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A. permission from the land owner before you can remove the fossil. |
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B. rocks, hammers, and possibly saws to remove the rock. |
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C. gloves and protective eyewear. |
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D. all of the above |
| 18. If you find a fossil tooth from an animal within the skeleton of a different animal, a reasonable guess would be that… |
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A. the tooth belonged to the animal’s mate. |
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B. the tooth belonged to animal that was eating the other animal. |
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C. the tooth belonged to the animal’s mother. |
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D. the tooth belonged to the animal’s baby. |
| 19. What are three types of rock you can see in Palo Duro Canyon? |
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A. granite, tuff, and cinnabar |
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B. karst, slate, and schist |
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C. gypsum, sandstone, and limestone |
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D. olivine, lava rock, and granite |
| 20. What are two ways humans can alter the shape of islands to prevent coastal erosion? |
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A. beach nourishment and barriers |
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B. hurricanes and tornadoes |
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C. erosion and deposition |
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D. currents and tides |
| 21. What formations are on each side of the Franklin Mountains? |
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A. karsts |
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B. plateaus |
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C. basins |
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D. uplifts |
| 22. Why do sedimentary rocks in the Franklin Mountains show thick and thin rock layers? |
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A. igneous intrusions melt part of the layers |
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B. conditions that deposit rocks to form layers always stay the same |
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C. conditions that deposit rocks change over the course of time |
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D. the layers are changed due to metamorphic processes |
| 23. An area of high elevation where limestone rocks are not easily blown or washed away is known as… |
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A. huecos. |
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B. caprock |
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C. karsts |
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D. porphyry |
| 24. Where can you can find the official Texas state bison herd? |
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A. Caprock Canyons State Park |
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B. Big Bend State Park |
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C. the West Austin Hill Country |
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D. Natural Bridge Caverns |
| 25. The east side of Austin is lower than the West side because of… |
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A. Tuff Canyon. |
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B. the Chisos Basin. |
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C. the Caprock Fault. |
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D. the Balcones fault. |
| 26. What types of rocks you can find in the Hill Country? |
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A. cretaceous limestones |
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B. volcanic ash |
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C. large formations of schist |
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D. Precambrian sandstone |
| 27. Enchanted Rock has a reputation of being haunted because… |
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A. there is a ghost walking around the mountain hitting it with a hammer. |
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B. there is a lava flow running through the middle of the rock. |
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C. streams erode large pieces of the rock during the cool night. |
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D. the mountain makes noise when the rock cracks due to it being heated during the day and cooling off at night. |
| 28. Where should you visit if rock climbing is your favorite activity? |
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A. the Permian Basin |
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B. Padre Island |
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C. Enchanted Rock |
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D. the eastern side of Austin |
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| QuizTexas Geology |
| 1. Which evidence of past geological forces can be found in Texas? |
|
|
A. faulting |
|
|
B. igneous intrusions |
|
|
C. deposition, followed by erosion |
|
|
D. all of the above |
| 2. The large collection of ground water that forms when rainwater seeps through a formation called Karst is the … |
|
|
A. Edwards Aquifer. |
|
|
B. Ogallala Aquifer. |
|
|
C. Balcones Faultwater. |
|
|
D. Caprock Plateau. |
| 3. Most of the state of Texas was covered by a shallow sea during the… |
|
|
A. Precambrian period. |
|
|
B. Jurassic period. |
|
|
C. Cretaceous period. |
|
|
D. Triassic period. |
| 4. Examples of igneous intrusions in the state of Texas include… |
|
|
A. Enchanted Rock. |
|
|
B. Palo Duro Canyon. |
|
|
C. dikes near Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park. |
|
|
D. both A and C. |
| 5. The scientists who look for dinosaur bones in the rock layers are called… |
|
|
A. geophysicists |
|
|
B. paleontologists |
|
|
C. petrologists |
|
|
D. mineralogists |
| 6. Which of the following rock formations would be the best place to drill for oil? |
|
|
A. a large, flat section of land with no evidence of faulting or folding underground |
|
|
B. a desert area where the rock layers show no evidence of organic material |
|
|
C. a large section of porous underground sedimentary rock that stretches unfolded for miles |
|
|
D. an underground sedimentary rock formation that has a large amount of organic material in layers that have been folded and faulted |
| 7. Which of the following places is the best place to see the effects of erosion on sedimentary rock by a river? |
|
|
A. Palo Duro Canyon |
|
|
B. Tuff Canyon |
|
|
C. Captain’s Reef |
|
|
D. Ogallala Aquifer |
| 8. Which statement best describes the islands off of the Texas Gulf Coast? |
|
|
A. the islands are always the same shape |
|
|
B. the islands often experience earthquakes |
|
|
C. more sand is always deposited on the islands than is carried away |
|
|
D. the islands change shape because of ocean currents |
| 9. The area of West Texas where a large amount of oil production takes place is the… |
|
|
A. Balcones Fault. |
|
|
B. Edward Plateau. |
|
|
C. Permian Basin. |
|
|
D. Enchanted Rock. |
| 10. Which geological feature shows evidence that Texas was once covered by a sea? |
|
|
A. Caprock Escarpment in West Texas |
|
|
B. Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park |
|
|
C. Captain’s Reef, Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
|
|
D. Caprock Canyons State Park |
| 11. If you live in North-Central Texas, you are living… |
|
|
A. on a glacier. |
|
|
B. on a barrier island. |
|
|
C. over a huge, buried mountain range. |
|
|
D. over a series of caves. |
| 12. Eighty million years ago, the area that is now the Gulf Coast was… |
|
|
A. a high mountain. |
|
|
B. a desert. |
|
|
C. a lava flow. |
|
|
D. under water. |
| 13. Tule Mountain in Big Bend National Park is a good example of an extrusive igneous rock. This means that… |
|
|
A. the rock cooled above the earth’s surface. |
|
|
B. the rock cooled below the earth’s surface. |
|
|
C. the rock did not come from a volcano. |
|
|
D. the mountain was build by ocean deposition. |
| 14. Two conditions needed to form metamorphic rock are… |
|
|
A. cool temperatures and source rock. |
|
|
B. soil and rainwater. |
|
|
C. carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and stream erosion. |
|
|
D. high temperature and high pressure. |
| 15. A naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gas that is formed from atoms of hydrogen and carbon is called… |
|
|
A. volcanium. |
|
|
B. rockoleum. |
|
|
C. petroleum. |
|
|
D. mercury. |
| 16. How do openings form in a section of Karst? |
|
|
A. rain combines with oxygen in the atmosphere and builds the Karst |
|
|
B. rain combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and becomes basic and builds up the rock |
|
|
C. igneous intrusions are eroded away and leave big holes in the rock |
|
|
D. rain combines with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becomes acidic and breaks down the rock |
| 17. If you find a fossil while walking around the creek by your Uncle’s farm, you need… |
|
|
A. permission from the land owner before you can remove the fossil. |
|
|
B. rocks, hammers, and possibly saws to remove the rock. |
|
|
C. gloves and protective eyewear. |
|
|
D. all of the above |
| 18. If you find a fossil tooth from an animal within the skeleton of a different animal, a reasonable guess would be that… |
|
|
A. the tooth belonged to the animal’s mate. |
|
|
B. the tooth belonged to animal that was eating the other animal. |
|
|
C. the tooth belonged to the animal’s mother. |
|
|
D. the tooth belonged to the animal’s baby. |
| 19. What are three types of rock you can see in Palo Duro Canyon? |
|
|
A. granite, tuff, and cinnabar |
|
|
B. karst, slate, and schist |
|
|
C. gypsum, sandstone, and limestone |
|
|
D. olivine, lava rock, and granite |
| 20. What are two ways humans can alter the shape of islands to prevent coastal erosion? |
|
|
A. beach nourishment and barriers |
|
|
B. hurricanes and tornadoes |
|
|
C. erosion and deposition |
|
|
D. currents and tides |
| 21. What formations are on each side of the Franklin Mountains? |
|
|
A. karsts |
|
|
B. plateaus |
|
|
C. basins |
|
|
D. uplifts |
| 22. Why do sedimentary rocks in the Franklin Mountains show thick and thin rock layers? |
|
|
A. igneous intrusions melt part of the layers |
|
|
B. conditions that deposit rocks to form layers always stay the same |
|
|
C. conditions that deposit rocks change over the course of time |
|
|
D. the layers are changed due to metamorphic processes |
| 23. An area of high elevation where limestone rocks are not easily blown or washed away is known as… |
|
|
A. huecos. |
|
|
B. caprock |
|
|
C. karsts |
|
|
D. porphyry |
| 24. Where can you can find the official Texas state bison herd? |
|
|
A. Caprock Canyons State Park |
|
|
B. Big Bend State Park |
|
|
C. the West Austin Hill Country |
|
|
D. Natural Bridge Caverns |
| 25. The east side of Austin is lower than the West side because of… |
|
|
A. Tuff Canyon. |
|
|
B. the Chisos Basin. |
|
|
C. the Caprock Fault. |
|
|
D. the Balcones fault. |
| 26. What types of rocks you can find in the Hill Country? |
|
|
A. cretaceous limestones |
|
|
B. volcanic ash |
|
|
C. large formations of schist |
|
|
D. Precambrian sandstone |
| 27. Enchanted Rock has a reputation of being haunted because… |
|
|
A. there is a ghost walking around the mountain hitting it with a hammer. |
|
|
B. there is a lava flow running through the middle of the rock. |
|
|
C. streams erode large pieces of the rock during the cool night. |
|
|
D. the mountain makes noise when the rock cracks due to it being heated during the day and cooling off at night. |
| 28. Where should you visit if rock climbing is your favorite activity? |
|
|
A. the Permian Basin |
|
|
B. Padre Island |
|
|
C. Enchanted Rock |
|
|
D. the eastern side of Austin |
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