Question 1

A ________ fault has a vertical fault plane and shows movement parallel to the orientation of the fault.

Accepted Answer

A) reverse 
B) strike-slip 
C) thrust 
D) normal 
A) reverse 
B) strike-slip 
C) thrust 
D) normal

Question 2

What is the difference between a reverse fault and a thrust fault?

Accepted Answer

A) A reverse fault is the result of compression, and a thrust fault is the result of tension. 
B) A reverse fault lengthens the crust, whereas a thrust fault shortens the crust. 
C) A thrust fault has a fault angle of less than 45°, whereas the angle of a reverse fault is greater. 
D) Reverse faults are associated with convergent boundaries, and thrust faults are associated with transform boundaries 
A) A reverse fault is the result of compression, and a thrust fault is the result of tension. 
B) A reverse fault lengthens the crust, whereas a thrust fault shortens the crust. 
C) A thrust fault has a fault angle of less than 45°, whereas the angle of a reverse fault is greater. 
D) Reverse faults are associated with convergent boundaries, and thrust faults are associated with transform boundaries

Question 3

What is the outcrop pattern of a plunging syncline?

Accepted Answer

A) The layers will close to a point in the direction of plunge. 
B) The layers will be oriented parallel to each other. 
C) The layers will intersect at right angles. 
D) The layers will open up in the direction of plunge. 
A) The layers will close to a point in the direction of plunge. 
B) The layers will be oriented parallel to each other. 
C) The layers will intersect at right angles. 
D) The layers will open up in the direction of plunge.

Question 4

Which tectonic boundary would have many thrust faults associated with it?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Transform 
A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Transform

Question 5

Which of the following are examples of fault-block mountains?

Accepted Answer

A) Himalayas 
B) Rocky Mountains 
C) Basin and Range 
D) Alps 
A) Himalayas 
B) Rocky Mountains 
C) Basin and Range 
D) Alps

Question 6

A ________ fault is created when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

Accepted Answer

A) strike-slip 
B) normal 
C) reverse 
D) graben 
A) strike-slip 
B) normal 
C) reverse 
D) graben

Question 7

Strained geologic materials lose their original configuration during deformation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A syncline is a downfold in rock where the youngest layers are in the middle of the fold and the youngest are on the outside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Movements along normal faults can produce alternating upthrown and down-dropped fault blocks.What are the names associated with these blocks, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Synclines and anticlines 
B) Domes and basins 
C) Horsts and grabens 
D) Left-lateral and right-lateral 
A) Synclines and anticlines 
B) Domes and basins 
C) Horsts and grabens 
D) Left-lateral and right-lateral

Question 10

Folds form in ________ temperature-________ pressure environments.

Accepted Answer

A) low-; low- 
B) high-; high- 
C) high-; low- 
D) low-; high- 
A) low-; low- 
B) high-; high- 
C) high-; low- 
D) low-; high-

Question 11

How will rock salt likely respond when put under stress?

Accepted Answer

A) It will fault 
B) It will bend or flow 
C) It will dissolve 
D) It will fragment 
A) It will fault 
B) It will bend or flow 
C) It will dissolve 
D) It will fragment

Question 12

What is the difference between faults and joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Joints are the result of compression, whereas faults are the result of tension. 
B) Joints are the result of earthquakes, and faults are the result of weathering. 
C) Joints form in place, whereas faults form because rock has moved. 
D) Joints form from external stress, and faults form from cooling. 
A) Joints are the result of compression, whereas faults are the result of tension. 
B) Joints are the result of earthquakes, and faults are the result of weathering. 
C) Joints form in place, whereas faults form because rock has moved. 
D) Joints form from external stress, and faults form from cooling.

Question 13

________ refers to the changes in shape or position of a rock body in response to differential stress.

Accepted Answer

A) Stress 
B) Deformation 
C) Compression 
D) Brittle failure 
A) Stress 
B) Deformation 
C) Compression 
D) Brittle failure

Question 14

Which tectonic boundary is associated with compressional stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Transform 
D) Dip-slip 
A) Convergent 
B) Divergent 
C) Transform 
D) Dip-slip

Question 15

Shearing produced fault zones in the deep crust and folding in the upper crust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How will tensional force change a rock body?

Accepted Answer

A) Stretch and thin the rock. 
B) Fracture the rock and grind the pieces alongside each other. 
C) Shorten and thicken the rock. 
D) The rock will not change. 
A) Stretch and thin the rock. 
B) Fracture the rock and grind the pieces alongside each other. 
C) Shorten and thicken the rock. 
D) The rock will not change.

Question 17

Unbending a paper clip wire is an example of what kind of deformation?

Accepted Answer

A) Brittle deformation 
B) Ductile deformation 
C) Elastic deformation 
D) Shear deformation 
A) Brittle deformation 
B) Ductile deformation 
C) Elastic deformation 
D) Shear deformation

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the age relationship of the layers in an anticline?

Accepted Answer

A) Oldest on the outside of the fold, youngest on the inside 
B) Oldest on the inside of the fold, youngest on the outside 
C) Oldest materials thrust up on top of younger layers 
D) Horizontal bedding with the youngest layers on the top 
A) Oldest on the outside of the fold, youngest on the inside 
B) Oldest on the inside of the fold, youngest on the outside 
C) Oldest materials thrust up on top of younger layers 
D) Horizontal bedding with the youngest layers on the top

Question 19

How will strike and dip marks be oriented on the geologic map of a nonplunging syncline?

Accepted Answer

A) Parallel dips with strikes pointing away from the center of the fold 
B) Strikes ringing the fold with the dips pointing toward the center 
C) Strikes intersecting, but no dips because of horizontal layering 
D) Parallel strikes with dips pointing toward from the center of the fold 
A) Parallel dips with strikes pointing away from the center of the fold 
B) Strikes ringing the fold with the dips pointing toward the center 
C) Strikes intersecting, but no dips because of horizontal layering 
D) Parallel strikes with dips pointing toward from the center of the fold

Question 20

How do joints form in tectonic environments?

Accepted Answer

A) Rocks near the surface are stretched and pulled apart. 
B) Hot rocks cool and contract. 
C) Water dissolves rock along fractures. 
D) Rock fractures through heating. 
A) Rocks near the surface are stretched and pulled apart. 
B) Hot rocks cool and contract. 
C) Water dissolves rock along fractures. 
D) Rock fractures through heating.

Exam 10: Crustal Deformation

A ________ fault has a vertical fault plane and shows movement parallel to the orientation of the fault.

What is the difference between a reverse fault and a thrust fault?

What is the outcrop pattern of a plunging syncline?

Which tectonic boundary would have many thrust faults associated with it?

Which of the following are examples of fault-block mountains?

A ________ fault is created when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

Strained geologic materials lose their original configuration during deformation.

A syncline is a downfold in rock where the youngest layers are in the middle of the fold and the youngest are on the outside.

Movements along normal faults can produce alternating upthrown and down-dropped fault blocks.What are the names associated with these blocks, respectively?

Folds form in ________ temperature-________ pressure environments.

How will rock salt likely respond when put under stress?

What is the difference between faults and joints?

________ refers to the changes in shape or position of a rock body in response to differential stress.

Which tectonic boundary is associated with compressional stress?

Shearing produced fault zones in the deep crust and folding in the upper crust.

How will tensional force change a rock body?

Unbending a paper clip wire is an example of what kind of deformation?

Which of the following best describes the age relationship of the layers in an anticline?

How will strike and dip marks be oriented on the geologic map of a nonplunging syncline?

How do joints form in tectonic environments?

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