Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A thrust fault is a

Question 2

What are some ways in which mountains form?

Accepted Answer

Mountains form by volcanic act

Question 3

What is the difference between faults and joints?

Accepted Answer

Faults show evidence

Question 4

Deformation caused by stress that exceeds a material's internal strength is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Deformation caused by stress that exceeds a...

Question 5

Which of the following have become terranes?

Accepted Answer

A)  island arcs and ocean ridges 
B)  seamounts 
C)  fragments of other continents 
D)  island arcs, ocean ridges and seamounts 
E)  all of these 
A)  island arcs and ocean ridges 
B)  seamounts 
C)  fragments of other continents 
D)  island arcs, ocean ridges and seamounts 
E)  all of these

Question 6

In a reverse fault,the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hanging wall goes up relative to the footwall 
B)  hanging wall goes down relative to the footwall 
C)  hanging wall and footwall remain in the same position vertically 
D)  two sides of the fault slide past each other horizontally 
E)  two sides of the fault move away from each other 
A)  hanging wall goes up relative to the footwall 
B)  hanging wall goes down relative to the footwall 
C)  hanging wall and footwall remain in the same position vertically 
D)  two sides of the fault slide past each other horizontally 
E)  two sides of the fault move away from each other

Question 7

Briefly explain why,according to the principle of isostasy,continental crust should be thicker than oceanic crust.

Accepted Answer

A mass such as the continental crust tha

Question 8

Continents grow and evolve by addition of felsic and mafic crust; a process known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  addition 
B)  accretion 
C)  concretion 
D)  convergence 
E)  conformation 
A)  addition 
B)  accretion 
C)  concretion 
D)  convergence 
E)  conformation

Question 9

An important means of continental accretion is plutonism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The type of fold that traps most of the world's produced petroleum is a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of fold that traps most...

Question 11

The principle that Earth's crust is in floating equilibrium with the denser mantle below is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The principle that Earth's crust is in...

Question 12

Describe the plate tectonics processes and associated stresses that have led to the formation of the Himalayas,the world's largest mountain range?

Accepted Answer

The Indian plate has moved northward int

Question 13

A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched,and the marginal strata are ____________________ in age than that of the interior is known as a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A circular or oval fold in which...

Question 14

What type of information is found on geologic maps,and what are some of the possible uses for geologic maps?

Accepted Answer

Geologic maps include information on the

Question 15

Where is the thickest crust found?

Accepted Answer

A)  beneath mountains 
B)  at the old stable portions of the continents 
C)  at the continental margins 
D)  at the old stable portions of the ocean basins 
E)  at the mid-oceanic ridge spreading centers 
A)  beneath mountains 
B)  at the old stable portions of the continents 
C)  at the continental margins 
D)  at the old stable portions of the ocean basins 
E)  at the mid-oceanic ridge spreading centers

Question 16

What is the distinction between the hanging wall and the footwall of a fault?

Accepted Answer

The hanging wall is the block

Question 17

Most orogenesis takes place on oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are ____________________ in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip ____________________ the axis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In an anticline,the beds in its axial...

Question 19

Fracturing of rock can occur to depths as great as 900 km.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If the foci of most earthquakes lie at depths of less than 30 km,what does this indicate about the behavior of rocks in terms of brittle and ductile deformation?

Accepted Answer

Rocks are more likely to defor

Exam 10: Deformation,Mountain Building,and Earth's Crust

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

What are some ways in which mountains form?

What is the difference between faults and joints?

Deformation caused by stress that exceeds a material's internal strength is known as ____________________.

Which of the following have become terranes?

In a reverse fault,the ____.

Briefly explain why,according to the principle of isostasy,continental crust should be thicker than oceanic crust.

Continents grow and evolve by addition of felsic and mafic crust; a process known as what?

An important means of continental accretion is plutonism.

The type of fold that traps most of the world's produced petroleum is a(n)____________________.

The principle that Earth's crust is in floating equilibrium with the denser mantle below is known as ____________________.

Describe the plate tectonics processes and associated stresses that have led to the formation of the Himalayas,the world's largest mountain range?

A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched,and the marginal strata are ____________________ in age than that of the interior is known as a(n)____________________.

What type of information is found on geologic maps,and what are some of the possible uses for geologic maps?

Where is the thickest crust found?

What is the distinction between the hanging wall and the footwall of a fault?

Most orogenesis takes place on oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries.

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are ____________________ in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip ____________________ the axis.

Fracturing of rock can occur to depths as great as 900 km.

If the foci of most earthquakes lie at depths of less than 30 km,what does this indicate about the behavior of rocks in terms of brittle and ductile deformation?

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Mass Wasting

Running Water Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Geology in Perspective

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A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched,and the marginal strata are in age than that of the interior is known as a(n).

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip the axis.