13. Carbon-l 4, an isotope used to date recent 18. Which diagram represents a la.

'1dscape where
organic remains, would most likely be useful in fine-grained igneous bedrock is most likely to be
determining the age of a fossil found?
(1) trilobite (3) armored fish (1)
(2) Coelophysis (4) Beluga whale

14. Studies of the fossil record found in Utah

indicate that
(1) variations within a species can be observed,
measured, and described (2)
(2) variations within a species have had little
effect upon the survival ofthe species
, J few of the species of plants and ilil'limalsthat
(3\
existed have become extinct
(4) there is no evidence for evolutionary
development among the different fossil
speCies

15. What do most igneous, sedimentary, and

metamorphic rocks have in common?
(1) They are formed from molten material. (4)
(2) They are produced by heat and pressure.
(3) TIley are composed of minerals.
(4) They exhibit crystals, banding, and distinct
layers.

16. How are the minerals biotite mica and
muscovite mica different?
(1) Biotite mica is colorless, but muscovite mica
is not,
(2) Biotite mica contains iron and/or
magnesium, but muscovite mica does not.
, Muscovite mica scratches quartz, but biotite
(3)/
mica does not.
(4) Muscovite mica cleaves into thin sheets, but
biotite mica does not.
17. Which sedimenta.ry rocks are formed by
chemical precipitation from seawater?
) gypsum a.'1dlimestone
(2) fossil limestone and shale
(3) sandstone a.l'ldsiltstone
conglomerate and dolostone
19. Most N ew York State sandstone bedrock was
formed
(1) in Earth's interior where temperatures
. , exceeded the melting point of quartz
(2) on Earth's surface from the cooling of
molten lava
in a delta from sand grains deposited, buried,
and cemented together by minerals
in a desert when heat and metamorphic
pressure caused quartz crystals to fuse
together
20. One cha...racteristicused to classifY landscape
regions as plains, plateaus, or mountains is
(l) type or soil
(2) ammult of stream discharge
(3) \veathering rate
underlying bedrock structure

April Review 2009