ConcepTest: Temperature and Depth of Rock Formation #1 part of Examples
The diagram below illustrates five potential combinations of temperature and depth that are characteristic of different rock types. Answer the question that follows using the diagram. Which letter is the best ...

ConcepTest: Rock Cycle Temperature Profile #1 part of Examples
The graph below illustrates how the temperature changed with time for part of the rock cycle. Which of the following is best represented by the graph? a. sediment is lithified to form sedimentary rock b. ...

Conceptest: Cooling rate of Igneous Rocks part of Examples
What is the most likely cooling rate and composition of a light colored, small grained igneous rock? A. Cooled rapidly, low silica B. Cooled rapidly, high silica C. Cooled slowly, low silica D. Cooled slowly, high ...

Concept Test: Mid-Ocean Ridges part of Visualization:Examples
Single item multiple choice questions, based on mid-ocean ridge bathymetric data, suitable for using in the middle of a lecture to assess students' learning of basic plate tectonic concepts.

ConcepTest: Change in Porportion of Parent Isotopes Over Time part of Examples
Which graph below best represents the change in the proportion of unstable (parent) radioactive isotopes with time? a. A b. B c. C d. D

ConcepTest: Best Index Fossil part of Examples
Four outcrops of rock are examined in different locations of a state. The rock types and the fossils they contain are illustrated in the adjacent diagram. Which fossil would be the best choice to use as an index ...

ConcepTest: Temperature and Depth of Rock Formation #4 part of Examples
The diagram below illustrates five potential combinations of temperature and depth that are characteristic of different rock types. Answer the question that follows using the diagram. Which letter is the best ...

ConcepTest: Plate Motion and Effect on Cities #5 part of Examples
Review the map of the plates below and identify which pair of locations is moving further apart as a result of plate tectonics. a. Tokyo and Hawaii b. Bombay and Sydney c. Galapagos Islands and Hawaii d. Galapagos ...

ConcepTest: Radioactive Decay part of Examples
If radioactive decay began with 400,000 parent atoms, how many would be left after 3 half lives? a. 200,000 b. 100,000 c. 50,000 d. 25,000

ConcepTest: Angluar Unconformity Sequence of Events part of Examples
The diagram below shows rock units with their age in millions of years. When did crustal deformation (uplift or mountain building) occur? a. less than 60 million years ago b. more than 200 million years ago c. ...