Question 1

What happens during movement along rotating fault blocks?

Accepted Answer

A) The corner of a block that is rotated down becomes a basin. 
B) The layers within the blocks rotate,but the blocks themselves do not. 
C) The layers and blocks rotate,but the faults do not rotate. 
D) The crust is thickened by the compression. 
E) None of these. 
A) The corner of a block that is rotated down becomes a basin. 
B) The layers within the blocks rotate,but the blocks themselves do not. 
C) The layers and blocks rotate,but the faults do not rotate. 
D) The crust is thickened by the compression. 
E) None of these.

Question 2

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Accepted Answer

A) thicken the crust and cause subsidence 
B) thicken the crust and cause uplift 
C) thin the crust and cause subsidence 
D) thin the crust and cause uplift 
E) none of these 
A) thicken the crust and cause subsidence 
B) thicken the crust and cause uplift 
C) thin the crust and cause subsidence 
D) thin the crust and cause uplift 
E) none of these

Question 3

Which of the following will be accompanied by a decrease in elevation?

Accepted Answer

A) gaining crustal material,such as by deposition 
B) moving from oceanic crust to continental crust 
C) compressing the crust from the sides 
D) increasing the thickness of the lithosphere 
A) gaining crustal material,such as by deposition 
B) moving from oceanic crust to continental crust 
C) compressing the crust from the sides 
D) increasing the thickness of the lithosphere

Question 4

What caused the site of the Catskill Delta in New York to become a basin?

Accepted Answer

A) rifting of the continent during the breakup of Pangaea 
B) formation of a passive margin 
C) a foreland basin formed by the weight of thrust sheets 
D) down flexing of an oceanic plate during the start of subduction 
A) rifting of the continent during the breakup of Pangaea 
B) formation of a passive margin 
C) a foreland basin formed by the weight of thrust sheets 
D) down flexing of an oceanic plate during the start of subduction

Question 5

Which part of the United States has present-day basins or basins preserved in its older rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Basin and Range province of the western U.S. 
B) Gulf Coast region of the southern U.S. 
C) Appalachian Mountains 
D) center of the continent,such as Michigan 
E) all of these 
A) Basin and Range province of the western U.S. 
B) Gulf Coast region of the southern U.S. 
C) Appalachian Mountains 
D) center of the continent,such as Michigan 
E) all of these

Question 6

In the region shown in this figure,what is the most likely cause for a basin between the arc and continent?

Accepted Answer

A) it is a foreland basin 
B) it is an accretionary prism 
C) it formed by back-arc rifting and spreading 
D) it formed by strike-slip motion during a continental collision 
A) it is a foreland basin 
B) it is an accretionary prism 
C) it formed by back-arc rifting and spreading 
D) it formed by strike-slip motion during a continental collision

Question 7

Which of the following happened to form the features in this region?

Accepted Answer

A) formation of a continental hot spot 
B) continental rifting 
C) seafloor spreading 
D) volcanism that produced new land 
E) all of these 
A) formation of a continental hot spot 
B) continental rifting 
C) seafloor spreading 
D) volcanism that produced new land 
E) all of these

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT indicate that two terranes were already in contact by a certain time?

Accepted Answer

A) a sedimentary or volcanic unit of that age overlaps their mutual boundary 
B) an intrusion invades both terranes or crosscuts their boundary 
C) rock on both side shared the same deformation or metamorphic event 
D) the two terranes have fossils of the same age that originated in different environments 
A) a sedimentary or volcanic unit of that age overlaps their mutual boundary 
B) an intrusion invades both terranes or crosscuts their boundary 
C) rock on both side shared the same deformation or metamorphic event 
D) the two terranes have fossils of the same age that originated in different environments

Question 9

Where was North America 150 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) next to Antarctica 
B) next to Australia 
C) over the south pole 
D) closer to Africa and South America 
E) none of these 
A) next to Antarctica 
B) next to Australia 
C) over the south pole 
D) closer to Africa and South America 
E) none of these

Question 10

A continental shelf along a passive margin is below sea level because:

Accepted Answer

A) it is underlain by oceanic crust 
B) it was a mountain that was eroded away 
C) the crust has been thinned by normal faulting 
D) the weight of the continental crust pushes it down 
A) it is underlain by oceanic crust 
B) it was a mountain that was eroded away 
C) the crust has been thinned by normal faulting 
D) the weight of the continental crust pushes it down

Question 11

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Accepted Answer

A) down flexing of one continent in front of thrust belts 
B) addition of magmas from the subduction zone 
C) an almost doubling of the thickness of continental crust 
D) thinning of the lithosphere 
A) down flexing of one continent in front of thrust belts 
B) addition of magmas from the subduction zone 
C) an almost doubling of the thickness of continental crust 
D) thinning of the lithosphere

Question 12

Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,Andes of South America 
B) 2,East Africa 
C) 3,Tibet 
D) none of these 
A) 1,Andes of South America 
B) 2,East Africa 
C) 3,Tibet 
D) none of these

Question 13

Which of the following occurs when mountain belts are eroded?

Accepted Answer

A) erosion is accompanied by isostatic rebound 
B) the continental crust becomes thinner 
C) deep metamorphic and plutonic rocks can be uplifted to the surface 
D) all of these 
A) erosion is accompanied by isostatic rebound 
B) the continental crust becomes thinner 
C) deep metamorphic and plutonic rocks can be uplifted to the surface 
D) all of these

Question 14

What geologic setting is expressed by the formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features?

Accepted Answer

A) a continental collision east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
B) an ocean-continent convergent zone 
C) a continental rifting event east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
D) continental rifting west (to the left of)of the Sierra Nevada 
A) a continental collision east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
B) an ocean-continent convergent zone 
C) a continental rifting event east of (to the right of)the Sierra Nevada 
D) continental rifting west (to the left of)of the Sierra Nevada

Question 15

In what tectonic setting was the Sierra Nevada formed?

Accepted Answer

A) melting along a transform fault 
B) continental rifting 
C) a continental collision 
D) subduction beneath the continent 
E) all of these 
A) melting along a transform fault 
B) continental rifting 
C) a continental collision 
D) subduction beneath the continent 
E) all of these

Question 16

What events occurred in the western U.S.during middle and late Paleozoic time?

Accepted Answer

A) collisions with island arcs 
B) thrust faults 
C) formation of mountains called the Ancestral Rockies 
D) all of these 
A) collisions with island arcs 
B) thrust faults 
C) formation of mountains called the Ancestral Rockies 
D) all of these

Question 17

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Accepted Answer

A) thicken the crust and cause subsidence 
B) thicken the crust and cause uplift 
C) thin the crust and cause subsidence 
D) thin the crust and cause uplift 
E) none of these 
A) thicken the crust and cause subsidence 
B) thicken the crust and cause uplift 
C) thin the crust and cause subsidence 
D) thin the crust and cause uplift 
E) none of these

Question 18

Which of these regions is high because of mantle upwelling near a continental rift?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,Andes of South America 
B) 2,East Africa 
C) 3,Tibet 
D) none of these 
A) 1,Andes of South America 
B) 2,East Africa 
C) 3,Tibet 
D) none of these

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of terrane in California?

Accepted Answer

A) oceanic crust 
B) island arcs 
C) accretionary prism 
D) displaced granitic rocks 
E) all of these are present in California 
A) oceanic crust 
B) island arcs 
C) accretionary prism 
D) displaced granitic rocks 
E) all of these are present in California

Question 20

What regional effects influence continental interiors?

Accepted Answer

A) rises and falls in sea level related to changes in global climate 
B) stresses transmitted from distant plate boundaries and mountain belts 
C) preexisting fault that can be activated by stresses,causing faulting and folding 
D) all of these 
A) rises and falls in sea level related to changes in global climate 
B) stresses transmitted from distant plate boundaries and mountain belts 
C) preexisting fault that can be activated by stresses,causing faulting and folding 
D) all of these

What happens during movement along rotating fault blocks?

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Which of the following will be accompanied by a decrease in elevation?

What caused the site of the Catskill Delta in New York to become a basin?

Which part of the United States has present-day basins or basins preserved in its older rocks?

In the region shown in this figure,what is the most likely cause for a basin between the arc and continent?

Which of the following happened to form the features in this region?

Which of the following does NOT indicate that two terranes were already in contact by a certain time?

Where was North America 150 million years ago?

A continental shelf along a passive margin is below sea level because:

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate?

Which of the following occurs when mountain belts are eroded?

What geologic setting is expressed by the formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features?

In what tectonic setting was the Sierra Nevada formed?

What events occurred in the western U.S.during middle and late Paleozoic time?

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Which of these regions is high because of mantle upwelling near a continental rift?

Which of the following is NOT a type of terrane in California?

What regional effects influence continental interiors?

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Exam 11: Mountains, basins, and Continents

What happens during movement along rotating fault blocks?

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Which of the following will be accompanied by a decrease in elevation?

What caused the site of the Catskill Delta in New York to become a basin?

Which part of the United States has present-day basins or basins preserved in its older rocks?

In the region shown in this figure,what is the most likely cause for a basin between the arc and continent?

Which of the following happened to form the features in this region?

Which of the following does NOT indicate that two terranes were already in contact by a certain time?

Where was North America 150 million years ago?

A continental shelf along a passive margin is below sea level because:

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate?

Which of the following occurs when mountain belts are eroded?

What geologic setting is expressed by the formation of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent features?

In what tectonic setting was the Sierra Nevada formed?

What events occurred in the western U.S.during middle and late Paleozoic time?

If you had this type of deformation of a region,it would:

Which of these regions is high because of mantle upwelling near a continental rift?

Which of the following is NOT a type of terrane in California?

What regional effects influence continental interiors?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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