UPCAT Review - General Science Volume 6

What materials are abundant in the crust?

What does the mantle contain?

The metals ______ make up most of the earth's core.

Which does not belong to the group?

Movement of tectonic plates is due to the hot, flowing condition of the asthenosphere. What is the term for semi-liquid condition?

The outer core is ______ because ______ is the controlling factor.

Energy in the mesosphere moves slowly by ______.

The crust is made up of two separate layers: the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Which of the following characterizes the oceanic crust?

Which make up continental crust?

Which make up the lithosphere?

The shadow zone is the boundary between the ______?

Which best describes primary waves?

Which illustrates a surface wave?

Where do the seismic waves from an earthquake go? Seismic waves spread out in ______.

Why can earthquakes be not detected at the shadow zone?

Why are P waves bent as they strike the mantle?

A change in direction of a wave as it moves through rock layers of different densities is known as ______.

What is the principle of uniformitarianism?

Which supported the continental drift theory?

All of the following are associated with seafloor spreading except:

Which of the following occurs when two oceanic plates collide?

Any plate boundary where the plates collide is called a ______ boundary.

The theory of ______ explains all known major surface geological phenomena.

What are formed when two continental plates collide?

Which of the following global locations best shows the action of divergent plate boundaries?

The type of stress that can form a trench is ______.

What kind of fault results from # 27?

In a ______ fault, the hanging wall to move upward in relation to the footwall, while in a ______ fault, the hanging wall moves downward in relation to the footwall.

What kind of fault is formed by tension?

On the other hand, what kind of fault is formed by compression?

Volcanic eruptions usually occur at the ______ of continents where forces between adjoining tectonic plates are usually the strongest.

What kind of energy do seismic waves carry?

The earth has ______ energy and is changed into ______ energy during an earthquake.

The energy transformation in # 35 occurs at the ______.

What happens to the amount of kinetic energy carried by the wave as the wave moves away from the focus?

Which earthquake waves are called body waves?

The area along a fault where rocks first break and move is the ______.

The point on the earth's surface where an earthquake's shaking is generally the strongest is ______.

In volcano, what factor causes magma to move through a pipe?

Which best characterizes a cinder cone volcano?

The ______ seismic waves can cause the most damage because they cause the earth's surface to move up or down or side to side.

Which best characterizes a mineral?

Which is NOT a mineral?

What is the symbol of quartz?

Ferrous oxides are composed of:

Which is NOT a rock?

Which statement is TRUE?

Specific gravity is the ratio of a mineral's density to the density of water. What is the specific gravity of a mineral whose density is 5.3 g/cm³?

Moh's scale is used to determine the ______ of a mineral.

A mineral scratches all the other minerals. What is its hardness number in Moh's scale?

The "lead" in pencil is actually ______.

What minerals maybe used to make porcelain?

The ______ of a mineral leaves even surface while ______ of a mineral leaves uneven plane.

You have two mineral samples that vary in color but are identical in all other properties. What can you infer about the two samples?

A sample of a mineral has a mass of 64 g and a volume of 16 cm³. What is its density?

What is its specific gravity?

Which is an igneous rock?

Which is a metamorphic rock?

Igneous rocks are formed by the ______ of magma.

The process by which new rocks are formed thru intense heat and pressure is called ______.

Both sedimentary rocks are metamorphic foliated rocks have layers. Sedimentary rocks are formed by ______ while foliated rock layers consist of ______.