Question 1

Oil and gas tend to concentrate in the low areas of a fold i.e. ,near the bottom of a syncline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the text,a major impact of earthquake prediction on a region would be

Accepted Answer

A) a decline in business activity and damage to the local economy. 
B) increased business activity. 
C) an increase in property values. 
D) upward changes in employment opportunities. 
E) longterm economic devastation. 
A) a decline in business activity and damage to the local economy. 
B) increased business activity. 
C) an increase in property values. 
D) upward changes in employment opportunities. 
E) longterm economic devastation.

Question 3

The text presents a satellite image of the Zagros mountains of Iran as an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a series of faulted mountain blocks. 
B) a zone of tension. 
C) a zone of shearing motions. 
D) a zone of compression and folding. 
E) a zone of shearing and twisting. 
A) a series of faulted mountain blocks. 
B) a zone of tension. 
C) a zone of shearing motions. 
D) a zone of compression and folding. 
E) a zone of shearing and twisting.

Question 4

The greatest amount of crustal shortening would be associated with

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A) a synclinal ridge. 
B) a thrust fault. 
C) an overturned anticline. 
D) a rift zone. 
E) an anticlinal valley. 
A) a synclinal ridge. 
B) a thrust fault. 
C) an overturned anticline. 
D) a rift zone. 
E) an anticlinal valley.

Question 5

The area at the surface directly above the subsurface location where seismic waves are initiated is termed the

Accepted Answer

A) epicentre. 
B) fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) focus,or hypocentre. 
E) mercalli centre 
A) epicentre. 
B) fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) focus,or hypocentre. 
E) mercalli centre

Question 6

The motion of seismic waves is initiated in a subsurface area along the fault plane called the

Accepted Answer

A) epicentre. 
B) fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) focus,or hypocentre. 
E) foreshock 
A) epicentre. 
B) fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) focus,or hypocentre. 
E) foreshock

Question 7

Compressional forces associated with converging plates produce blocks that move upward relative to the footwall block this is called a thrust or reverse fault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mount Edziza

Accepted Answer

A) represents one of the most extensive volcanic regions in Canada with four large composite cones atop a plateau basalt. 
B) is an active volcano in Columbia,South America that erupts explosively on a regular monthly interval. 
C) is an area of Atlantic Canada that was once an active volcanic mountain,but is now relict. 
D) is a Costa Rican volcano that is noted for its effusive eruptions. 
E) is an extinct volcano in Australia. 
A) represents one of the most extensive volcanic regions in Canada with four large composite cones atop a plateau basalt. 
B) is an active volcano in Columbia,South America that erupts explosively on a regular monthly interval. 
C) is an area of Atlantic Canada that was once an active volcanic mountain,but is now relict. 
D) is a Costa Rican volcano that is noted for its effusive eruptions. 
E) is an extinct volcano in Australia.

Question 9

Using Mount St.Helens as an example,describe the eruptions typical of composite cones.

Accepted Answer

Composite cones, also known as stratovol

Question 10

The San Andreas fault is principally the result of compressional stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The average elevation of all Earth's surface is slightly above sea level at this time in Earth's history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the creative forces and typical characteristics of the three major types of faults.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the creative forces and typical characteristics...

Question 13

Terranes refer to the topography of a tract of land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a first order of relief?

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A) the Alps and Rockies 
B) the Tibetan Plateau 
C) the Ottawa Valley 
D) an ocean basin 
E) the prairies 
A) the Alps and Rockies 
B) the Tibetan Plateau 
C) the Ottawa Valley 
D) an ocean basin 
E) the prairies

Question 15

Molten rock that pours forth on Earth's surface is called

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A) metamorphic. 
B) magma. 
C) intrusive. 
D) lava. 
E) ultramafic. 
A) metamorphic. 
B) magma. 
C) intrusive. 
D) lava. 
E) ultramafic.

Question 16

The average elevation of the depth of the oceans is

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A) -4526 m. 
B) -3800 m. 
C) -2070 m. 
D) 100 m. 
E) 875 m. 
A) -4526 m. 
B) -3800 m. 
C) -2070 m. 
D) 100 m. 
E) 875 m.

Question 17

Many of the islands of Indonesia (Java,Sumatra,Borneo),which are located adjacent to a subduction zone next to the edge of the continental shelf of SE Asia,consist of felsic lava.This means that the lava which produces these islands is derived from

Accepted Answer

A) a midocean ridge. 
B) a volcanic hot spot under the ocean floor. 
C) the melting of continental shelf material along with ocean floor material. 
D) the melting of subducted plate material and nothing else. 
E) a rift zone. 
A) a midocean ridge. 
B) a volcanic hot spot under the ocean floor. 
C) the melting of continental shelf material along with ocean floor material. 
D) the melting of subducted plate material and nothing else. 
E) a rift zone.

Question 18

The average elevation of exposed land is

Accepted Answer

A) -2070 m. 
B) 100 m. 
C) 875 m. 
D) 8848 m. 
E) 10753 m. 
A) -2070 m. 
B) 100 m. 
C) 875 m. 
D) 8848 m. 
E) 10753 m.

Question 19

The presence of normal faulting and extensive basalt lava flows indicates

Accepted Answer

A) that compressional forces are affecting an area. 
B) that magma is rising from a subducted ocean floor. 
C) that strike-slip activity is occurring to a very large extent in an area. 
D) that a rift zone is developing. 
E) that subduction is occurring. 
A) that compressional forces are affecting an area. 
B) that magma is rising from a subducted ocean floor. 
C) that strike-slip activity is occurring to a very large extent in an area. 
D) that a rift zone is developing. 
E) that subduction is occurring.

Question 20

Vertical elevation differences in a local landscape are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) relief. 
B) an order of relief. 
C) topography. 
D) crust. 
E) elevation. 
A) relief. 
B) an order of relief. 
C) topography. 
D) crust. 
E) elevation.

Exam 12: Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Oil and gas tend to concentrate in the low areas of a fold i.e. ,near the bottom of a syncline.

According to the text,a major impact of earthquake prediction on a region would be

The text presents a satellite image of the Zagros mountains of Iran as an example of

The greatest amount of crustal shortening would be associated with

The area at the surface directly above the subsurface location where seismic waves are initiated is termed the

The motion of seismic waves is initiated in a subsurface area along the fault plane called the

Compressional forces associated with converging plates produce blocks that move upward relative to the footwall block this is called a thrust or reverse fault.

Mount Edziza

Using Mount St.Helens as an example,describe the eruptions typical of composite cones.

The San Andreas fault is principally the result of compressional stress.

The average elevation of all Earth's surface is slightly above sea level at this time in Earth's history.

Describe the creative forces and typical characteristics of the three major types of faults.

Terranes refer to the topography of a tract of land.

Which of the following is an example of a first order of relief?

Molten rock that pours forth on Earth's surface is called

The average elevation of the depth of the oceans is

Many of the islands of Indonesia (Java,Sumatra,Borneo),which are located adjacent to a subduction zone next to the edge of the continental shelf of SE Asia,consist of felsic lava.This means that the lava which produces these islands is derived from

The average elevation of exposed land is

The presence of normal faulting and extensive basalt lava flows indicates

Vertical elevation differences in a local landscape are referred to as

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