Question 1

In response to deformation brittle materials will _____ whereas ductile materials will ____.

Accepted Answer

A) expand; shrink 
B) fold; fault 
C) fault; fold 
D) flow; fracture 
A) expand; shrink 
B) fold; fault 
C) fault; fold 
D) flow; fracture

Question 2

What are two sides of a fold called where the fold axis is not horizontal?

Accepted Answer

A) dipping 
B) tipped folds 
C) leaning folds 
D) plunging folds 
A) dipping 
B) tipped folds 
C) leaning folds 
D) plunging folds

Question 3

What type of material undergoes smooth,continuous plastic deformation?

Accepted Answer

A) brittle 
B) cataclastic 
C) ductile 
D) all of the above 
A) brittle 
B) cataclastic 
C) ductile 
D) all of the above

Question 4

The total amount of shortening in an overthrust may exceed several

Accepted Answer

A) meters. 
B) tens of meters. 
C) hundreds of meters. 
D) kilometers. 
A) meters. 
B) tens of meters. 
C) hundreds of meters. 
D) kilometers.

Question 5

What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward,relative to the rocks below the fault plane?

Accepted Answer

A) a normal fault 
B) a reverse fault 
C) a strike-slip fault 
D) all of the above 
A) a normal fault 
B) a reverse fault 
C) a strike-slip fault 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a dip-slip fault?

Accepted Answer

A) a normal fault 
B) a reverse fault 
C) a right-lateral fault 
D) a thrust fault 
A) a normal fault 
B) a reverse fault 
C) a right-lateral fault 
D) a thrust fault

Question 7

Which of the following deformation textures forms deep in Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

A) cataclastic textures 
B) fault breccias 
C) joints 
D) mylonites 
A) cataclastic textures 
B) fault breccias 
C) joints 
D) mylonites

Question 8

Which of the following types of tectonic forces cause faulting?

Accepted Answer

A) compressive forces 
B) shear forces 
C) tensional forces 
D) all of the above 
A) compressive forces 
B) shear forces 
C) tensional forces 
D) all of the above

Question 9

The process of deformation does not include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) folding 
B) faulting 
C) melting 
D) shearing 
A) folding 
B) faulting 
C) melting 
D) shearing

Question 10

The San Andreas fault is an example of a ______ fault.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

When applied,_________ pressure is even in all directions.

Accepted Answer

A) confining 
B) compressional 
C) tensional 
D) shear 
A) confining 
B) compressional 
C) tensional 
D) shear

Question 12

Oil can be trapped at the top of a dome if

Accepted Answer

A) there is a nearby basin. 
B) there is an impermeable layer at the top of the dome. 
C) the dome has been eroded. 
D) the dome is part of an adjoining syncline. 
A) there is a nearby basin. 
B) there is an impermeable layer at the top of the dome. 
C) the dome has been eroded. 
D) the dome is part of an adjoining syncline.

Question 13

What is the scientific term for a crack along which no appreciable movement has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) axis 
B) fault 
C) fold 
D) joint 
A) axis 
B) fault 
C) fold 
D) joint

Question 14

Which of the following types of tectonic forces tends to push two sides of a body in opposite directions so that they slide horizontally past each other?

Accepted Answer

A) compressive forces 
B) tensional forces 
C) shearing forces 
D) torsional forces 
A) compressive forces 
B) tensional forces 
C) shearing forces 
D) torsional forces

Question 15

One of the most spectacular displacements observed along the San Andreas fault line involves

Accepted Answer

A) a suite of metamorphic rocks. 
B) volcanic lava flows. 
C) a fold and thrust belt. 
D) a dome. 
A) a suite of metamorphic rocks. 
B) volcanic lava flows. 
C) a fold and thrust belt. 
D) a dome.

In response to deformation brittle materials will _ whereas ductile materials will .

What are two sides of a fold called where the fold axis is not horizontal?

What type of material undergoes smooth,continuous plastic deformation?

The total amount of shortening in an overthrust may exceed several

What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward,relative to the rocks below the fault plane?

Which of the following is not a dip-slip fault?

Which of the following deformation textures forms deep in Earth's crust?

Which of the following types of tectonic forces cause faulting?

The process of deformation does not include which of the following?

The San Andreas fault is an example of a ______ fault.

When applied,_________ pressure is even in all directions.

Oil can be trapped at the top of a dome if

What is the scientific term for a crack along which no appreciable movement has occurred?

Which of the following types of tectonic forces tends to push two sides of a body in opposite directions so that they slide horizontally past each other?

One of the most spectacular displacements observed along the San Andreas fault line involves

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Exam 7: Deformation: Modification of Rocks by Folding and Fracturing

In response to deformation brittle materials will _____ whereas ductile materials will ____.

What are two sides of a fold called where the fold axis is not horizontal?

What type of material undergoes smooth,continuous plastic deformation?

The total amount of shortening in an overthrust may exceed several

What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward,relative to the rocks below the fault plane?

Which of the following is not a dip-slip fault?

Which of the following deformation textures forms deep in Earth's crust?

Which of the following types of tectonic forces cause faulting?

The process of deformation does not include which of the following?

The San Andreas fault is an example of a ______ fault.

When applied,_________ pressure is even in all directions.

Oil can be trapped at the top of a dome if

What is the scientific term for a crack along which no appreciable movement has occurred?

Which of the following types of tectonic forces tends to push two sides of a body in opposite directions so that they slide horizontally past each other?

One of the most spectacular displacements observed along the San Andreas fault line involves

The Earth System

Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory

Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks

Igneous Rocks: Solids From Melts

Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes

Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure

Clocks in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Period

Early History of the Terrestrial Planets

History of the Continents

Geobiology: Life Interacts With Earth

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Exploring Earths Interior

The Climate System

Weathering,erosion,and Mass Wasting: Interactions Between the Climate and Plate Tectonic Systems

The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater

Stream Transport: From Mountains to Oceans

Winds and Deserts

Coastlines and Ocean Basins

Glaciers: the Work of Ice

Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction

The Human Impact of Earths Environment

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In response to deformation brittle materials will _ whereas ductile materials will .