Geology Trivia Questions
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What is the largest pure nugget ever discovered, weighing over 150 lbs., called The Welcome Stranger, made of?
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gold
What is the color of pure marble?
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white
What type of geological formation is Indonesia's Mount Marapi, whose name means 'fire mountain'?
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volcano
According to Abraham Gottlob Werner's Neptunism theory, what did he incorrectly claim once covered the Earth?
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water
What is the formation of calcium carbonate that builds up on the floor of a cave due to water dripping from a stalactite?
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stalagmite
What is the name of the luminescent effect that some minerals display, which was named after a specific mineral?
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fluorescence
What name is given to the innermost part of the Earth, which consists of one liquid and one solid region?
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core
What is the luminescent effect called that some minerals show, named after fluorite?
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fluorescence
Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate?
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andes
What is the central part of the Earth that is larger than the planet Mars?
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core
What is a type of rock often found as nodules in chalk deposits that produces a spark when struck by steel?
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flint
In which country does Tanzanite occur naturally?
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tanzania
What mineral are marbles called 'aggies' made of?
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agate
In 1669, where did Nicolaus Steno discover that the oldest layers of rock are always located in sediment?
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bottom
What is magma called after it is expelled from a volcano?
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lava
Stalactites and stalagmites are primarily composed of travertine, which is a form of what type of stone?
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limestone
Which metal is primarily obtained from the ore cuprite?
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copper
What is the term for a hot spring that intermittently ejects steam and boiling water?
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geyser
What fuel has main types including peat, lignite, bituminous, and anthracite?
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coal
What common substance is halite, often used in its 'table' variety?
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salt
What is magma called when it reaches the earth's surface?
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lava
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