Question 1

Dip-slip faults include normal, reverse and thrust faults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Does the "Ring of Fire" include any part of the United States? Where?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Calif

Question 3

In a normal fault, the footwall moves ________ relative to the hanging-wall.

Accepted Answer

A)  down 
B)  up 
C)  right 
D)  left 
A)  down 
B)  up 
C)  right 
D)  left

Question 4

How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?

Accepted Answer

"Brittle faults and joints form in rocks

Question 5

Strength

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases with depth. 
B)  increases with depth because of pressure, then decreases at further depths because of temperature. 
C)  increases with depth. 
D)  decreases with depth because of pressure, then increases at further depths because of temperature. 
A)  decreases with depth. 
B)  increases with depth because of pressure, then decreases at further depths because of temperature. 
C)  increases with depth. 
D)  decreases with depth because of pressure, then increases at further depths because of temperature.

Question 6

The San Andreas fault has shifted rocks hundreds of kilometers. For example, plutonic rocks on the Pacific Ocean (western)side of the fault have been displaced from southern California to northern California, relative to rocks on the North American (eastern) side. The San Andreas fault is classified as a

Accepted Answer

A)  normal dip-slip fault. 
B)  reverse dip-slip fault. 
C)  right-lateral strike-slip fault. 
D)  left-lateral strike-slip fault. 
A)  normal dip-slip fault. 
B)  reverse dip-slip fault. 
C)  right-lateral strike-slip fault. 
D)  left-lateral strike-slip fault.

Question 7

"Horst," meaning "nest," is a suitable word for the rock formation it describes because

Accepted Answer

A)  these rock formations are also in ditches or valleys, like nests. 
B)  these rock formations are typically in protected valleys. 
C)  these rock formations are pushed up to a high place, and horsts are nests in high places. 
D)  these rock formations are circular and cupped like nests. 
A)  these rock formations are also in ditches or valleys, like nests. 
B)  these rock formations are typically in protected valleys. 
C)  these rock formations are pushed up to a high place, and horsts are nests in high places. 
D)  these rock formations are circular and cupped like nests.

Question 8

Liquefaction occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  rock heats enough that it behaves like a liquid. 
B)  rivers and water bodies overrun and dissolve earth materials during a quake. 
C)  grains of earth materials settle downward during shaking and wet ground becomes fluid. 
D)  grains rise up to the surface in groundwater during an earthquake and cause mass movement. 
A)  rock heats enough that it behaves like a liquid. 
B)  rivers and water bodies overrun and dissolve earth materials during a quake. 
C)  grains of earth materials settle downward during shaking and wet ground becomes fluid. 
D)  grains rise up to the surface in groundwater during an earthquake and cause mass movement.

Dip-slip faults include normal, reverse and thrust faults.

Does the "Ring of Fire" include any part of the United States? Where?

In a normal fault, the footwall moves ________ relative to the hanging-wall.

How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?

Strength

"Horst," meaning "nest," is a suitable word for the rock formation it describes because

Liquefaction occurs when

Why Study Earth

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Water Flowing Underground

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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Exam 11: Deformation of Rocks

Dip-slip faults include normal, reverse and thrust faults.

Does the "Ring of Fire" include any part of the United States? Where?

In a normal fault, the footwall moves ________ relative to the hanging-wall.

How do geologic structures relate to stress, strain, and strength?

Strength

"Horst," meaning "nest," is a suitable word for the rock formation it describes because

Liquefaction occurs when

Why Study Earth

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Water Flowing Underground

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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