QUIZ 4

GEOLOGY
1. The metamorphic rock formed from pure limestone is; ANS: MARBLE
2. Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock? : ANS: ANTHRACITE
COAL.
3. The colour BLUE in topographic maps reveal; ANS: WATER.
4. What percentage of the earth water is fresh water?: ANS; 3%
5. In geological studies, a fault in the earth surface, along which horizontal
movement has taken place is; ANS: STRIKE SLIP FAULT.
6. The thickness of the continental crust is about; 35-40km
7. Which geological concept is described by the saying; “the past is key to the
present”? ANS: THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIFORMITARIANISM.
8. A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic materials, steep
sided and very tall, is: ANS: COMPOSITE VOLCANO
9. Lateral offset in drainage lines is commonly associated with ------------faults?
STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS
10. In a structural basin, the youngest strata is found where? ANS: AT THE
CENTRE OF THE BASIN.
11. Which of these geologic eras is the youngest in the geologic timescale?:
EOCENE, PALEOCENE AND HOLOCENE, ANS: NONE OF THE ABOVE
12. The range of Nigerian crude oils is between ------------?ANS: 27°- 40°API
13. What is the term given to the Spontaneous emission of visible light by a
substance when exposed to ultra violet light. ANS: FLUORESCENCE
14. The geological time scale us broken into --------------.
---------------------------and ---------------------ANS: ERA, PERIOD AND EPOCH
15. The YOUNGEST era on the geological time scale is: ANS: CENOZOIC ERA
16. The OLDEST era on the geological time scale is: ANS: PALEOZOIC ERA

17. The Jurassic and triassic periods belong to what era: ANS: MESOZOIC ERA

18. The emergence of human being occurred in which era of the geologic
timescale; ANS: CENOZOIC

19. The emergence of large plants occurred in which period of the geologic
timescale; ANS: SILURIAN

20. When we say NIGER DELTA BASIN belong to the TERTIARY period, this
means: ANS: THIS MEANS THE BASIN IS ABOUT 6 TO 65 MILLION YEARS
OLD