GEOLOGY 101 FINAL EXAM HUDSON- BYU NEWEST

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GEOLOGY 101 FINAL EXAM (HUDSON- BYU) NEWEST

2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

which of the following largely determines an atoms atomic weight ?

• the # of neutrons
• the # of electrons
• the # of electrons in the outer shell
• the # of protons and neutrons - ANSWER-d) the # of protons

and neutrons

Orange County receives most of its drinking water from?

• the Colorado river
• recycled waste water
• the ocean
• mars - ANSWER-b) recycled waste water
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What causes a water molecule to be polar?a)the magnetic properties of oxygen

• the magnetic properties of hydrogen
• the position of the hydrogen atoms on one side of the

molecule

• the abundance of ice in the north and south polar regions -

ANSWER-c) the position of the hydrogen atoms on one side of the molecule

Vertical intrusions are refereed to as?

• stills
• fills
• volcanoes
• dikes - ANSWER-d) dikes

coarsely crystalline igneous textures indicate that:

• there was a lot of gas in the magma
• the rock cooled quickly
• the rock broke apart as it flowed
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• the ash and pumice were hot and became compared -

ANSWER-d) the rock cooled slowly

Which of the following is the best example of heat transfer by conduction?

• a pan is placed directly on a burner
• water within the pan flows in a circular path
• a burner gives heat through the air without touching the object
• seawater is drawn into a mid ocean ridge - ANSWER-a) a pan

is placed directly on a burner

which of the following igneous rocks would be formed by the fastest cooling?

• very coarse granite pegmatite
• coarse granite
• medium grained granite
• fine grained granite
• volcanic glass - ANSWER-a) a pan is placed directly on a

burner

which of the following would be considered a shield volcano? 3 / 4

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a) Hawaii

b) Mt. Saint Helens

c) Mt. Shasta

d) Mt. Lassen - ANSWER-a) Hawaii

A hot spot is interpreted to have formed from:

• extreme heating of the seas near the equator
• abundant magma produced within a subduction zone
• abundant magma formed within a typical mid ocean ridge
• a rising plume of hot mantle material - ANSWER-d) a rising

plume of hot mantle material

Which of the following features is associated with a subduction zone?

• mid-ocean ridge
• linear island chain
• rain forests
• deep trenches - ANSWER-d) deep trenches

A divergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n):

• mid ocean ridge
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