Question 1

Which of the following is not true of calderas?

Accepted Answer

A) They are produced by removal of easily eroded pyroclastic materials. 
B) They commonly contain layers of volcanic ash and volcanic domes. 
C) They are bounded by steep topographic scarps with a generally basin-shaped outline. 
D) They form from the collapse of the ground surface into an emptied magma chamber below. 
A) They are produced by removal of easily eroded pyroclastic materials. 
B) They commonly contain layers of volcanic ash and volcanic domes. 
C) They are bounded by steep topographic scarps with a generally basin-shaped outline. 
D) They form from the collapse of the ground surface into an emptied magma chamber below.

Question 2

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) anticline. 
B) syncline. 
C) monocline. 
A) anticline. 
B) syncline. 
C) monocline.

Question 3

If bubbles cannot escape easily from a magma,the resulting eruption is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) be explosive. 
B) be nonexplosive. 
C) produce long,thin lava flows. 
A) be explosive. 
B) be nonexplosive. 
C) produce long,thin lava flows.

Question 4

What are the rounded hills inside the Valles Caldera?

Accepted Answer

A) Volcanic necks 
B) Landslides 
C) Volcanic domes 
D) Cinder cones 
A) Volcanic necks 
B) Landslides 
C) Volcanic domes 
D) Cinder cones

Question 5

What types of rocks would be most common in the small volcano in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Scoria and other vesicular basalt 
B) Basalt mostly formed in lava flows 
C) Felsic and intermediate lava flows 
D) Welded tuff and tephra 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Scoria and other vesicular basalt 
B) Basalt mostly formed in lava flows 
C) Felsic and intermediate lava flows 
D) Welded tuff and tephra 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

What is true about the earthquakes on this figure (at points A and

Accepted Answer

A) The earthquake at B is probably related to rocks that have been weakened through heating. 
B) The earthquake at A is most directly caused by a fault.
B?
  
C) Seismic waves are not present. 
D) Landslides cause death but not seismic waves. 
A) The earthquake at B is probably related to rocks that have been weakened through heating. 
B) The earthquake at A is most directly caused by a fault.
B?
  
C) Seismic waves are not present. 
D) Landslides cause death but not seismic waves.

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of basaltic lava flows?

Accepted Answer

A) They flow downhill from the vent area. 
B) They pile up in steep,cone-shaped hills. 
C) They form from nonexplosive eruptions. 
D) They can issue from the bases of cinder cones. 
A) They flow downhill from the vent area. 
B) They pile up in steep,cone-shaped hills. 
C) They form from nonexplosive eruptions. 
D) They can issue from the bases of cinder cones.

Question 8

Volcanic eruptions can produce huge floods by

Accepted Answer

A) melting ice sheets. 
B) erupting huge quantities of water vapor. 
C) displacing water in lakes. 
A) melting ice sheets. 
B) erupting huge quantities of water vapor. 
C) displacing water in lakes.

Question 9

Landslides and volcanic eruptions can cause a tsunami by

Accepted Answer

A) causing the ground to shake. 
B) causing large winds and fast-moving pyroclastic flows. 
C) causing a large mass of rock to displace the water catastrophically. 
D) forming large gas bubbles under water. 
E) heating up the water,causing it to expand. 
A) causing the ground to shake. 
B) causing large winds and fast-moving pyroclastic flows. 
C) causing a large mass of rock to displace the water catastrophically. 
D) forming large gas bubbles under water. 
E) heating up the water,causing it to expand.

Question 10

On this map of southeastern Asia and adjacent areas,which site would have earthquakes along a subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,in the Indian Ocean 
B) 2,in Tibet 
C) 3,near Japan 
D) 4,near the Tonga island arc 
E) 3 and 4 
A) 1,in the Indian Ocean 
B) 2,in Tibet 
C) 3,near Japan 
D) 4,near the Tonga island arc 
E) 3 and 4

Question 11

The relatively small volcanic feature that consists of solidified lava and some volcanic ash is a

Accepted Answer

A) cinder cone. 
B) shield volcano. 
C) composite volcano. 
D) caldera. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) cinder cone. 
B) shield volcano. 
C) composite volcano. 
D) caldera. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about where earthquakes occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Earthquakes are randomly distributed across most of Earth. 
B) Earthquakes mostly occur away from plate boundaries. 
C) Deep and intermediate-depth earthquakes occur near subduction zones. 
D) Deep earthquakes are most common near rising mantle plumes. 
A) Earthquakes are randomly distributed across most of Earth. 
B) Earthquakes mostly occur away from plate boundaries. 
C) Deep and intermediate-depth earthquakes occur near subduction zones. 
D) Deep earthquakes are most common near rising mantle plumes.

Question 13

Compared to a younger cinder cone,an older cinder cone would have

Accepted Answer

A) more soil and plants. 
B) darker lava color. 
C) a more prominent central crater. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) more soil and plants. 
B) darker lava color. 
C) a more prominent central crater. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Which of the numbered features is a lahar?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 15

What type of eruption formed the volcano in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Fluid lava flows 
B) Eruption of viscous lava 
C) Lava fountain 
D) Eruption column 
E) Pyroclastic flow 
A) Fluid lava flows 
B) Eruption of viscous lava 
C) Lava fountain 
D) Eruption column 
E) Pyroclastic flow

Question 16

What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

Accepted Answer

A) Burning,building collapse,and suffocation from an eruption column and pyroclastic flows 
B) Volcanic mudflows and landslides 
C) Hot fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano 
D) Destruction by moderately fluid lava flows that can flow far from the volcano 
A) Burning,building collapse,and suffocation from an eruption column and pyroclastic flows 
B) Volcanic mudflows and landslides 
C) Hot fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano 
D) Destruction by moderately fluid lava flows that can flow far from the volcano

Question 17

What do the two stars near the center of this block represent?

Accepted Answer

A) They represent the location of the earthquake. 
B) The star at depth is the place where the earthquake is generated. 
C) The star at depth is the hypocenter. 
D) The star on the surface is the epicenter. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) They represent the location of the earthquake. 
B) The star at depth is the place where the earthquake is generated. 
C) The star at depth is the hypocenter. 
D) The star on the surface is the epicenter. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

The earthquake location shown as the red dot is generated on what type of fault?

Accepted Answer

A) Reverse fault 
B) Normal fault 
C) Thrust fault 
D) Strike-slip fault 
A) Reverse fault 
B) Normal fault 
C) Thrust fault 
D) Strike-slip fault

Question 19

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) anticline. 
B) syncline. 
C) monocline. 
A) anticline. 
B) syncline. 
C) monocline.

Question 20

Cinder cones are composed primarily of

Accepted Answer

A) ejected fragments of vesicular lava. 
B) blocky lava flows and lahar deposits. 
C) pahoehoe and/or aa. 
D) volcanic ash. 
A) ejected fragments of vesicular lava. 
B) blocky lava flows and lahar deposits. 
C) pahoehoe and/or aa. 
D) volcanic ash.

Which of the following is not true of calderas?

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is a(n)

If bubbles cannot escape easily from a magma,the resulting eruption is likely to

What are the rounded hills inside the Valles Caldera?

What types of rocks would be most common in the small volcano in this photograph?

What is true about the earthquakes on this figure (at points A and

Which of the following is not true of basaltic lava flows?

Volcanic eruptions can produce huge floods by

Landslides and volcanic eruptions can cause a tsunami by

On this map of southeastern Asia and adjacent areas,which site would have earthquakes along a subduction zone?

The relatively small volcanic feature that consists of solidified lava and some volcanic ash is a

Which of the following is true about where earthquakes occur?

Compared to a younger cinder cone,an older cinder cone would have

Which of the numbered features is a lahar?

What type of eruption formed the volcano in this photograph?

What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

What do the two stars near the center of this block represent?

The earthquake location shown as the red dot is generated on what type of fault?

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is a(n)

Cinder cones are composed primarily of

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Exam 11: Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Which of the following is not true of calderas?

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is a(n)

If bubbles cannot escape easily from a magma,the resulting eruption is likely to

What are the rounded hills inside the Valles Caldera?

What types of rocks would be most common in the small volcano in this photograph?

What is true about the earthquakes on this figure (at points A and

Which of the following is not true of basaltic lava flows?

Volcanic eruptions can produce huge floods by

Landslides and volcanic eruptions can cause a tsunami by

On this map of southeastern Asia and adjacent areas,which site would have earthquakes along a subduction zone?

The relatively small volcanic feature that consists of solidified lava and some volcanic ash is a

Which of the following is true about where earthquakes occur?

Compared to a younger cinder cone,an older cinder cone would have

Which of the numbered features is a lahar?

What type of eruption formed the volcano in this photograph?

What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

What do the two stars near the center of this block represent?

The earthquake location shown as the red dot is generated on what type of fault?

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is a(n)

Cinder cones are composed primarily of

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Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

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