----1. Which one of the 2 general types of weathering involves decomposition of weathered materials?
----2. What does the following define? The transportation of materials by agents as water, wind, ice, etc.
----3. What specific type of physical weathering involves the alternating freezing and thawing of water in material?
----4. Name the specific kind of chemical weathering which involves the reaction of oxygen with a material
----5. Based on composition alone, which igneous rock would weather more, a granite or gabbro?
----6. Which soil horizon is comprised of mainly organic activity?
----7. Name an abundant material deposited in the B horizon as discussed in class
----8. What is the term which explains the removal of materials from soil horizon A?
----9. Based on grain size alone, which one of the 2 rocks below would weather more? an andesite or diorite
---10. Name the most abundant natural acid
----1. Which is not important in sedimentary rock formation? a. lithification b. assimilation c. erosion d. stratification e. weathering
----2. What is the single most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks?
----3. Give the specific sedimentary rock name which is most likely to have abundant non fossilized remains of plants in it?
----4. Name the type of rock which comprises the bedrock in the Springfield, MO. area
----5. Name the rock type which is first to form in the evaporite series of sedimentary rocks (choices= rock gypsum or rock halite)
----6. Name the fine grained chemically formed sedimentary rock comprised of CaCO3
----7. Give the rock type to which arkose and graywacke belong
----8. Name the sedimentary rock comprised of CaCO3 and softer than your fingernail
----9. What is the name given to the transportation or removal process of rock material?
---10. What is the name given to the breakdown process of rock material?
----1. Name the metamorphic rock comprised of CaCO3
----2. Name the metamorphic rock which exhibits minerals arranged in linear parallel bands
----3. Name the metamorphic rock which best exhibits "rock cleavage"
----4. Name the rock which is a cross (hybrid) between schist and slate
----5. Name the type of metamorphism which is limited to a relatively small area or volume in which temperature is the main cause of metamorphism
----6. Name the metamorphic rock usually formed from a limestone
----7. Name the metamorphic rock usually formed from a sandstone
----8. Name the term which describes an orientation of minerals in a metamorphic rock
----9. Name a biologically formed sedimentary rock comprised of CaCO3
---10. Name the process by which sedimentary fragments are changed into sedimentary rocks
----1. Of the 3 types or kinds of earthquake waves, name the 2 which are used to determine distance from a seismic station to the epicenter
----2. Give the name of the geographical location of the greatest concentration of earthquake activity on Earth
----3. State the name given to earthquakes which are associated with the main earthquake but occur after (the main quake)
----4. State the minimum number of seismic stations needed to locate the precise position of an earthquake epicenter
----5. What is the measure of the effects of an earthquake disturbance at a particular surface location called?
----6. Give another name to the seismic surface wave (on land)
----7. What is the name given to the P and S waves?
----8. State the last name of the person who established the earthquake magnitude scale
----9. Give the name of the seismic active area largely concentrated in Missouri
---10. Name the category of earthquake whose focus exists 30 miles below the Earth's surface
---11. What are the areas on surface of the Earth called which do not receive P and/or S waves?
---12. Which body wave cannot pass through the core of the Earth?
