Question 1

Please match the following SCIENTISTS with some of their

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS to the science of geology. You may use
each SCIENTIST as many or as few times as you wish.

Question Selected Match

__________ created the first
comprehensive geological map of C. WILLIAM
England in 1815 SMITH
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__________ was the first to create a
systematic layout of the geology of B. SIR
Canada WILLIAM LOGAN
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_________ created an inventory of
Canada’s mineral resources B. SIR
WILLIAM LOGAN
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_________ first proposed the
concept of continental drift D. ALFRED
WEGENER
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________. His work on hot spots
and transform faults contributed A.
substantially to the development of
the plate tectonic theory. J. TUZO WILSON

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Question 2
Please match the following JOB TITLES with these
descriptors of some possible job duties.

Question Selected Match

This person might integrate
a number of digital sources D. Geomatician.
of data including satellite
images, aerial photography,
bathymetric surveys and
 data from sonar and seismic
surveys. These data would
then be manipulated using
GIS and 3D modeling
software.
This person might be hired
for jobs relating to bridge E. Engineering
construction, earthquake geologist.
resistance and slope
stability.
This person must
understand the A. Environmental
three-dimensional layering geologist.
of different sediment types
below the site and identify
which layers contain and
transmit contaminants.
This person might combine
his analysis with geophysical B. Petroleum
data and broader geological geologist.
knowledge to produce a
three dimensional picture of
the subsurface reservoir
rocks.
One way to find success in
this person's field would be C. Exploration
to reconstruct former ice and mining geologist.
flow directions to find the
source of any gold particles
he finds.

Question 3
Please fill in the blanks in the following
sentence. The three major types of meteorites are [x],
[y] and [z].

Specified Answer for: x

iron

Specified Answer for: y

stony-iron
 Specified Answer for: z
stony meteorites

Question 4
Please fill in the blanks in this paragraph:

The Burgess Shale is exposed in Yoho National Park in

the Canadian Rocky Mountains and contains some of the
world’s most important [a]. They lived around [b]
years ago and consist of a remarkable assemblage of
arthropods, sponges, mollusks, worms and some of the
earliest chordates. This diverse and spectacular
assemblage has allowed scientists to learn a great deal
about the evolution of complex life forms during the
‘[c] explosion’.

Specified Answer for: a

fossils

Specified Answer for: b

540 million

Specified Answer for: c

Cambrian

Question 5
Please choose the best definition of GEOLOGY from the
following list.

Selected
Answers: 2. Geology is the scientific
study of the Earth.

Question 6
Please choose the best answer from the options below in order to
fill in the blank. Geology developed as a scientific discipline in
the late eighteenth century as a result of _____________.

Selected
Answers: 3. New demands for resources.

Question 7
Is continental drift the theory that the Earth's
lithosphere is broken into plates that are in motion?
 Selected Answer:
No
Question 8
The Earth is about [e] years old. Humans have been on Earth
for about [f] years. For what percentage of the Earth’s lifetime
have humans been on Earth [g]?

Specified Answer for: e

4.5 billion

Specified Answer for: f

3 million

Specified Answer for: g

0.067

Question 9
The universe formed 4.5 billion years ago from debris left over
following the Big Bang. True or false?

Selected Answer:
False
Question 10
Please fill in the blanks in the following statements using the
answers below. You may use each answer as many times (or as
few times) as you wish. Differentiation occurs when the
accretion of [g], gravitational [h] and decay of [i] isotopes
causes extreme heating and partial [j]of the Earth. [k]
materials such as iron and nickel then sink to the centre of the
planet and other materials such as silica and oxygen float to the
surface.

Selected Please fill in the blanks in the following

Answer: statements using the answers below. You may
use each answer as many times (or as few times)
as you wish. Differentiation occurs when the

accretion of explosion,

gravitational dense and decay

of metallic isotopes causes extreme

 heating and partial compressionof the

Earth. radioactive materials such as iron

and nickel then sink to the centre of the planet
and other materials such as silica and oxygen
float to the surface.
Question 11
The three major concentric zones of the Earth’s interior are [l],
[m], and [n].

Specified Answer for: l

core

Specified Answer for: m

mantle

Specified Answer for: n

crust

Question 12
Which of the following statements is the most correct?

Selected
Answers: 3. Evolution of photosynthetic
life forms allowed development of an
oxygen-rich atmosphere.

Question 13
The geosphere is part of a larger Earth
system. Processes that operate within the Earth
system are driven by external and internal energy
sources.

Earth's external energy source is driven by

[o]. Earth's internal energy source is driven by [p].

Specified Answer for: o

Sun

Specified Answer for: p

geothermal energy

Question 14
 Please use the options below to fill in the blanks in this
sentence. Rocks formed within the Earth are brought to the
surface by (choose these two answers in alphabetical order) [t]
and [u] forces. New sediments are formed as these rocks are
broken down by surficial processes. Over time, sediments
become lithified and create [v] rocks; these rocks may be buried
and changed by the effects of heat and [w] to form [aa]
rocks. Metamorphic rocks may partially melt to form magma
which produces [ab] rocks.

Selected Please use the options below to fill in the blanks

Answer: in this sentence. Rocks formed within the Earth
are brought to the surface by (choose these two

answers in alphabetical order) pressure

and tectonic forces. New sediments are

formed as these rocks are broken down by
surficial processes. Over time, sediments

become lithified and create sedimentary

rocks; these rocks may be buried and changed by

the effects of heat and pressure to

form metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic

rocks may partially melt to form magma which

produces igneous rocks.

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n 15
Please click on the area of this figure that best represents the
area that is now called Greenland.
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Selected Answer:
208, 127
Student response
Question 16
The Vine-Matthews hypothesis provided a means to measure the
rate of sea-floor motion. True or false?

Selected Answer:
True
Question 17
The sea floor is older than the earth. True or false?

Selected Answer:
False
Question 18
The Eastern coast of Canada is a passive continental
margin. True or false?

Selected Answer:
True
Question 19
One possible mechanism for plate tectonic drive is
_____.

Selected Answers:
1. slab pull

Question 20
Seafloor spreading implies that seafloor rocks should
be _______________.

Selected
Answers: 3. youngest on the crest of
mid-ocean ridges

Question 21
One kind of convergent plate boundary is _____.
 Selected
Answers: 1. continent–continent
convergence

Question 22
Please look at the image and then put these 3
events in their order of occurrence.

Selected Answer
b
1.

a
2.

c
3.