Question 1

Accepted Answer

A) thrust fault. 
B) anticline. 
C) syncline. 
D) monocline. 
E) dome. 
A) thrust fault. 
B) anticline. 
C) syncline. 
D) monocline. 
E) dome.

Question 2

Which of the following sites would most likely have less dangerous volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) A and C 
E) B and D 
A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) A and C 
E) B and D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a typical match between the type of eruption and resulting rock type?

Accepted Answer

A) Lava from a composite volcano - andesite 
B) Eruption column - tephra 
C) Pyroclastic flow - scoria 
D) Volcanic-derived mudflow - breccia with angular fragments 
A) Lava from a composite volcano - andesite 
B) Eruption column - tephra 
C) Pyroclastic flow - scoria 
D) Volcanic-derived mudflow - breccia with angular fragments

Question 4

The igneous feature shown in this figure is a

Accepted Answer

A) dike. 
B) sill. 
C) volcanic neck. 
D) laccolith. 
A) dike. 
B) sill. 
C) volcanic neck. 
D) laccolith.

Question 5

Which of the following was not associated with the Alaskan earthquake of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A) Destruction of houses when a layer of weak clay liquefied 
B) Landslides generated from steep mountainsides 
C) Sinking of some downtown buildings by several meters 
D) A tsunami that killed people in Oregon and California 
E) A large strike-slip fault 
A) Destruction of houses when a layer of weak clay liquefied 
B) Landslides generated from steep mountainsides 
C) Sinking of some downtown buildings by several meters 
D) A tsunami that killed people in Oregon and California 
E) A large strike-slip fault

Question 6

How did the joints in this photograph form?

Accepted Answer

A) From uplift 
B) From burial 
C) From tectonics 
D) From weathering 
E) From cooling 
A) From uplift 
B) From burial 
C) From tectonics 
D) From weathering 
E) From cooling

Question 7

Volcanic mudflows (lahars)are common on composite volcanoes because

Accepted Answer

A) large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes. 
B) hot mud commonly erupts from their central craters. 
C) such volcanoes form preferentially in rainy tropical locations. 
A) large amounts of rain and snowmelt mix with loose ash on steep slopes. 
B) hot mud commonly erupts from their central craters. 
C) such volcanoes form preferentially in rainy tropical locations.

Question 8

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

Accepted Answer

A) joint. 
B) normal fault. 
C) reverse fault. 
D) strike-slip fault. 
E) dip-slip fault. 
A) joint. 
B) normal fault. 
C) reverse fault. 
D) strike-slip fault. 
E) dip-slip fault.

Question 9

Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

A) Glowing orange lava flowing downhill. 
B) Fragments of molten rock blasting into the air. 
C) Billowing clouds of ash rising into the air. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Glowing orange lava flowing downhill. 
B) Fragments of molten rock blasting into the air. 
C) Billowing clouds of ash rising into the air. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Which of the numbered features is a lava flow?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

High death tolls from earthquakes are generally due to

Accepted Answer

A) people living in areas with high risks for earthquakes. 
B) high population densities. 
C) substandard construction practices. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) people living in areas with high risks for earthquakes. 
B) high population densities. 
C) substandard construction practices. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1,the oceanic trench 
B) 2,below the magmatic belt 
C) 3,along a passive margin 
D) 4,in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 
E) Both 1 and 2. 
A) 1,the oceanic trench 
B) 2,below the magmatic belt 
C) 3,along a passive margin 
D) 4,in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 
E) Both 1 and 2.

Question 13

The special geologic terms used to represent the direction of a horizontal line on an inclined surface (like in a fault)is

Accepted Answer

A) dip. 
B) joint. 
C) hanging. 
D) horst. 
A) dip. 
B) joint. 
C) hanging. 
D) horst.

Question 14

Ash layers from the three most recent caldera-forming eruptions at Yellowstone (2.1,1.3,and 0.64 million years ago)stretch

Accepted Answer

A) from Wyoming to Colorado. 
B) from California to Washington,D.C. 
C) from one side of Yellowstone National Park to the other. 
D) from Canada to Mexico. 
A) from Wyoming to Colorado. 
B) from California to Washington,D.C. 
C) from one side of Yellowstone National Park to the other. 
D) from Canada to Mexico.

Question 15

Comparing these two photographs,which eruption has lower viscosity magma?

Accepted Answer

A) The fluid cascade of lava 
B) The circular volcanic feature 
C) They could have the same viscosity. 
D) There is no way to tell. 
A) The fluid cascade of lava 
B) The circular volcanic feature 
C) They could have the same viscosity. 
D) There is no way to tell.

Question 16

What type of eruption is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Lava flow 
B) Lava dome 
C) Lava fountain 
D) Pyroclastic column 
E) Pyroclastic flow 
A) Lava flow 
B) Lava dome 
C) Lava fountain 
D) Pyroclastic column 
E) Pyroclastic flow

Question 17

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

Accepted Answer

A) Normal faults 
B) Reverse faults 
C) Joints 
D) Folds 
A) Normal faults 
B) Reverse faults 
C) Joints 
D) Folds

Question 18

What type of basaltic feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Vesicles 
B) Volcanic bomb 
C) Aa lava flow 
D) Pahoehoe lava flow 
E) Pyroclastic flow 
A) Vesicles 
B) Volcanic bomb 
C) Aa lava flow 
D) Pahoehoe lava flow 
E) Pyroclastic flow

Question 19

The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) thrust fault. 
B) anticline. 
C) syncline. 
D) monocline. 
E) basin. 
A) thrust fault. 
B) anticline. 
C) syncline. 
D) monocline. 
E) basin.

Question 20

Which of the following plate boundaries is least likely to produce composite volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

A) ocean-ocean convergent boundary with a subduction zone (Philippines) 
B) ocean-continent convergent boundary with a subduction zone (Andes) 
C) continent-continent convergent boundary with a high mountain range (Himalayas) 
A) ocean-ocean convergent boundary with a subduction zone (Philippines) 
B) ocean-continent convergent boundary with a subduction zone (Andes) 
C) continent-continent convergent boundary with a high mountain range (Himalayas)

Which of the following sites would most likely have less dangerous volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

Which of the following is NOT a typical match between the type of eruption and resulting rock type?

The igneous feature shown in this figure is a

Which of the following was not associated with the Alaskan earthquake of 1964?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

Volcanic mudflows (lahars)are common on composite volcanoes because

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

Which of the numbered features is a lava flow?

High death tolls from earthquakes are generally due to

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

The special geologic terms used to represent the direction of a horizontal line on an inclined surface (like in a fault)is

Ash layers from the three most recent caldera-forming eruptions at Yellowstone (2.1,1.3,and 0.64 million years ago)stretch

Comparing these two photographs,which eruption has lower viscosity magma?

What type of eruption is shown in this photograph?

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

What type of basaltic feature is shown in this photograph?

The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)

Which of the following plate boundaries is least likely to produce composite volcanoes?

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Exam 11: Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Which of the following sites would most likely have less dangerous volcanoes? A is on an island arc,B is in the Andes,C is near Hawaii,D is along a midocean ridge.

Which of the following is NOT a typical match between the type of eruption and resulting rock type?

The igneous feature shown in this figure is a

Which of the following was not associated with the Alaskan earthquake of 1964?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

Volcanic mudflows (lahars)are common on composite volcanoes because

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

Which of the numbered features is a lava flow?

High death tolls from earthquakes are generally due to

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

The special geologic terms used to represent the direction of a horizontal line on an inclined surface (like in a fault)is

Ash layers from the three most recent caldera-forming eruptions at Yellowstone (2.1,1.3,and 0.64 million years ago)stretch

Comparing these two photographs,which eruption has lower viscosity magma?

What type of eruption is shown in this photograph?

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

What type of basaltic feature is shown in this photograph?

The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)

Which of the following plate boundaries is least likely to produce composite volcanoes?

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Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

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Streams and Flooding

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