Exam 9: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

In the figure below, which structure is bound by normal faults, resulting in a down-dropping block of rock? What is the down-dropped block between two normal faults?

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Question 21

Most buildings are not designed to withstand the swaying motion caused by earthquakes.

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Question 22

What causes a volcano formed by a hot spot to stop forming?

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Question 23

The temperature and pressure in the asthenosphere generally keep the rocks there below the melting point.

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Question 24

A __________ fault is where compressional activity results in a fault in which the block on top of the fault moves up and over the block of rock below.the crust on one side rides up over the other.

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Question 25

lava contains more dissolved gases and tends to be more explosive than lava.

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Question 26

Referencing the figure below from the Jura Mountains, the erosional pattern in an anticline erosion in this ridge and valley system will expose the oldest rocks in the middle.synclinal valleys.

(True/False)

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Question 27

The 2011 earthquake in Japan was one of the largest (in magnitude)in recorded history.

(True/False)

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Question 28

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

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Question 29

Folds are said to be plunging when the fold crest remains horizontal. No reference to "plunging" in Ch9 text.

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Question 30

Which of the following geologic structures has the youngest rocks in the middle?

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Question 31

Hawaiian eruptions are extremely violent and produce large pyroclastic flows.

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Question 32

A __________ fault is a fault in which the block of rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the block below is where extensional activity results in the crust on one side dropping down relative to the other.

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Question 33

An elongated region of the crust that has been deformed by continental collision is known as a(n):

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Question 34

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

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Question 35

A type of fault that exist whenwhere slices of rock move over the underlying rock on fault surfaces with gentle inclination angles during folding is known as a(n)is a(n)

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Question 36

How can subduction of a lithospheric plate create volcanoes?

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Question 37

A fracture in rock along which movement has occurred parallel to the surface is known as a __________. A sharp break in rock associated with a slippage of crustal blocks. Again this 'easy' question should be more associated with the box definition as that is how it would be studied.

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Question 38

A fold that forms a trough with the youngest??? rocks in the middle is known as a __________.

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Question 39

Along continental rifts and hot spots, vast amounts of basaltic lava can flow from fissures, forming:

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In the figure below, which structure is bound by normal faults, resulting in a down-dropping block of rock? What is the down-dropped block between two normal faults?

Most buildings are not designed to withstand the swaying motion caused by earthquakes.

What causes a volcano formed by a hot spot to stop forming?

The temperature and pressure in the asthenosphere generally keep the rocks there below the melting point.

A __________ fault is where compressional activity results in a fault in which the block on top of the fault moves up and over the block of rock below.the crust on one side rides up over the other.

lava contains more dissolved gases and tends to be more explosive than lava.

Referencing the figure below from the Jura Mountains, the erosional pattern in an anticline erosion in this ridge and valley system will expose the oldest rocks in the middle.synclinal valleys.

The 2011 earthquake in Japan was one of the largest (in magnitude)in recorded history.

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

Folds are said to be plunging when the fold crest remains horizontal. No reference to "plunging" in Ch9 text.

Which of the following geologic structures has the youngest rocks in the middle?

Hawaiian eruptions are extremely violent and produce large pyroclastic flows.

A __________ fault is a fault in which the block of rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the block below is where extensional activity results in the crust on one side dropping down relative to the other.

An elongated region of the crust that has been deformed by continental collision is known as a(n):

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

A type of fault that exist whenwhere slices of rock move over the underlying rock on fault surfaces with gentle inclination angles during folding is known as a(n)is a(n)

How can subduction of a lithospheric plate create volcanoes?

A fracture in rock along which movement has occurred parallel to the surface is known as a __________. A sharp break in rock associated with a slippage of crustal blocks. Again this 'easy' question should be more associated with the box definition as that is how it would be studied.

A fold that forms a trough with the youngest??? rocks in the middle is known as a __________.

Along continental rifts and hot spots, vast amounts of basaltic lava can flow from fissures, forming:

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Exam 9: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

In the figure below, which structure is bound by normal faults, resulting in a down-dropping block of rock? What is the down-dropped block between two normal faults?

Most buildings are not designed to withstand the swaying motion caused by earthquakes.

What causes a volcano formed by a hot spot to stop forming?

The temperature and pressure in the asthenosphere generally keep the rocks there below the melting point.

A __________ fault is where compressional activity results in a fault in which the block on top of the fault moves up and over the block of rock below.the crust on one side rides up over the other.

__________ lava contains more dissolved gases and tends to be more explosive than __________ lava.

Referencing the figure below from the Jura Mountains, the erosional pattern in an anticline erosion in this ridge and valley system will expose the oldest rocks in the middle.synclinal valleys.

The 2011 earthquake in Japan was one of the largest (in magnitude)in recorded history.

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

Folds are said to be plunging when the fold crest remains horizontal. No reference to "plunging" in Ch9 text.

Which of the following geologic structures has the youngest rocks in the middle?

Hawaiian eruptions are extremely violent and produce large pyroclastic flows.

A __________ fault is a fault in which the block of rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the block below is where extensional activity results in the crust on one side dropping down relative to the other.

An elongated region of the crust that has been deformed by continental collision is known as a(n):

Knowledge of previous eruptions of a particular volcano is generally helpful in predicting its future eruptions.

A type of fault that exist whenwhere slices of rock move over the underlying rock on fault surfaces with gentle inclination angles during folding is known as a(n)is a(n)

How can subduction of a lithospheric plate create volcanoes?

A fracture in rock along which movement has occurred parallel to the surface is known as a __________. A sharp break in rock associated with a slippage of crustal blocks. Again this 'easy' question should be more associated with the box definition as that is how it would be studied.

A fold that forms a trough with the youngest??? rocks in the middle is known as a __________.

Along continental rifts and hot spots, vast amounts of basaltic lava can flow from fissures, forming:

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

Filters

lava contains more dissolved gases and tends to be more explosive than lava.