Question 1

In an overturned fold, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) both limbs dip in opposite directions 
B) both limbs dip in the same direction 
C) a dome is formed 
D) a basin is formed 
E) fractures are always present 
A) both limbs dip in opposite directions 
B) both limbs dip in the same direction 
C) a dome is formed 
D) a basin is formed 
E) fractures are always present

Question 2

Rocks overlying a fault plane is the ____________________ block.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rocks overlying a fault plane is the...

Question 3

Deformation ____.

Accepted Answer

A) will not occur during stress 
B) will not occur during strain 
C) can not be caused by shear stress 
D) is any change in the volume or shape of rocks 
E) rarely occurs during mountain building 
A) will not occur during stress 
B) will not occur during strain 
C) can not be caused by shear stress 
D) is any change in the volume or shape of rocks 
E) rarely occurs during mountain building

Question 4

Faults that penetrate the surface may show a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fault scarp 
B) graben 
C) horst 
D) fault block 
E) fault breccia 
A) fault scarp 
B) graben 
C) horst 
D) fault block 
E) fault breccia

Question 5

A solid is any rigid substance that resists changes in shape and volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stress is measured as ____________________ per unit area.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stress is measured as ____________________ per unit...

Question 7

The thicker crust of mountains ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sinks into thinner crust at depth 
B) floats on denser rock at depth 
C) is more dense than oceanic crust 
D) reduces faulting during orogeny 
E) is more dense than other continental crust 
A) sinks into thinner crust at depth 
B) floats on denser rock at depth 
C) is more dense than oceanic crust 
D) reduces faulting during orogeny 
E) is more dense than other continental crust

Question 8

In a ____ fault the hanging wall block moves up relative to the footwall block.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Dip refers to measures at a forty-five degree angle to strike direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The thickest crust found is ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Continental crust is not always thicker than oceanic crust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are some ways in which mountains form?

Accepted Answer

Mountains form by differential

Question 13

Normal faults are caused by ____ stress.

Accepted Answer

A) tensional 
B) compressional 
C) elastic 
D) shear 
E) rebound 
A) tensional 
B) compressional 
C) elastic 
D) shear 
E) rebound

Question 14

A monocline is one-half of an anticline or syncline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What factors will determine which type strain a particular rock undergoes?

Accepted Answer

Whether strain is elastic, pla

Question 16

Rocks that are tilted were deposited ____.

Accepted Answer

A) on a slope in their present orientation 
B) in an unknown orientation and then were tilted into their current position 
C) horizontally and then were tilted into their current orientation 
D) vertically and then were tilted into their current orientation 
E) on the continental shelf and then uplifted 
A) on a slope in their present orientation 
B) in an unknown orientation and then were tilted into their current position 
C) horizontally and then were tilted into their current orientation 
D) vertically and then were tilted into their current orientation 
E) on the continental shelf and then uplifted

Question 17

A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched and the marginal strata are ____________________ than those of the interior is known as a dome.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

An anticline ____.

Accepted Answer

A) has the youngest rocks at its core 
B) has the oldest rocks at its core 
C) is a fracture along which no movement has taken place 
D) has all of its folded strata dipping outward from a central point 
E) has all of its folded strata dipping inward from a central point 
A) has the youngest rocks at its core 
B) has the oldest rocks at its core 
C) is a fracture along which no movement has taken place 
D) has all of its folded strata dipping outward from a central point 
E) has all of its folded strata dipping inward from a central point

Exam 10: Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earthapos;s Crust

In an overturned fold, ____.

Rocks overlying a fault plane is the ____________________ block.

Deformation ____.

Faults that penetrate the surface may show a ____.

A solid is any rigid substance that resists changes in shape and volume.

Stress is measured as ____________________ per unit area.

The thicker crust of mountains ____.

In a ____ fault the hanging wall block moves up relative to the footwall block.

Dip refers to measures at a forty-five degree angle to strike direction.

The thickest crust found is ____.

Continental crust is not always thicker than oceanic crust.

What are some ways in which mountains form?

Normal faults are caused by ____ stress.

A monocline is one-half of an anticline or syncline.

What factors will determine which type strain a particular rock undergoes?

Rocks that are tilted were deposited ____.

A circular or oval fold in which the strata are up-arched and the marginal strata are ____________________ than those of the interior is known as a dome.

An anticline ____.

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