Question 1

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  cleavage in slate 
B)  hornfels 
C)  foliation in banded gneiss 
D)  thrust fault 
A)  cleavage in slate 
B)  hornfels 
C)  foliation in banded gneiss 
D)  thrust fault C

Question 2

What are the three main types of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  compression, tension, and shear 
B)  confining stress, deformation, and folding 
C)  convergence, divergence, and transform faulting 
D)  positive, negative, and neutral 
E)  none of these 
A)  compression, tension, and shear 
B)  confining stress, deformation, and folding 
C)  convergence, divergence, and transform faulting 
D)  positive, negative, and neutral 
E)  none of these A

Question 3

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  ductile behavior 
B)  brittle deformation 
C)  fracturing 
D)  only minor changes in minerals 
E)  none of these 
A)  ductile behavior 
B)  brittle deformation 
C)  fracturing 
D)  only minor changes in minerals 
E)  none of these

Question 5

A nonfoliated metamorphic rock not created by pressure or differential stress, but by being baked by an igneous intrusion, is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  hornfels 
B)  schist 
C)  slate 
D)  phyllite 
A)  hornfels 
B)  schist 
C)  slate 
D)  phyllite

Question 6

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  joint 
B)  cleavage 
C)  fault 
D)  anticline 
E)  syncline 
A)  joint 
B)  cleavage 
C)  fault 
D)  anticline 
E)  syncline

Question 7

What type of stress formed the structure shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  compression 
B)  confining pressure 
C)  tension 
D)  shear 
E)  none of these 
A)  compression 
B)  confining pressure 
C)  tension 
D)  shear 
E)  none of these

Question 8

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks regional metamorphism)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the location of a fault in the landscape 
B)  the type of fault that is present 
C)  whether metamorphic minerals grew before or after deformation 
D)  temperature and pressure conditions of metamorphism 
E)  we can learn information about all these things 
A)  the location of a fault in the landscape 
B)  the type of fault that is present 
C)  whether metamorphic minerals grew before or after deformation 
D)  temperature and pressure conditions of metamorphism 
E)  we can learn information about all these things

Question 10

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement 
B)  rotation 
C)  internal strain of the rock 
D)  columnar joints 
A)  displacement 
B)  rotation 
C)  internal strain of the rock 
D)  columnar joints

Question 12

Fractures that are simple cracks where the rock has pulled apart by a small amount are:

Accepted Answer

A)  joints 
B)  beds 
C)  faults 
D)  cracks 
A)  joints 
B)  beds 
C)  faults 
D)  cracks

Question 13

What type of fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  transform fault 
D)  it is not a fault, it is an unconformity 
E)  it is not a fault, it is an intrusive contact 
A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  transform fault 
D)  it is not a fault, it is an unconformity 
E)  it is not a fault, it is an intrusive contact

Question 14

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault 
B)  strike-slip fault 
C)  reverse fault 
D)  none of these 
A)  normal fault 
B)  strike-slip fault 
C)  reverse fault 
D)  none of these

Question 15

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation, what has probably happened to the rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has not been metamorphosed. 
B)  It has been deformed but not metamorphosed. 
C)  It has been metamorphosed but not deformed. 
D)  It has been flattened and stretched while it was metamorphosed. 
E)  It was only flattened during metamorphism. 
A)  It has not been metamorphosed. 
B)  It has been deformed but not metamorphosed. 
C)  It has been metamorphosed but not deformed. 
D)  It has been flattened and stretched while it was metamorphosed. 
E)  It was only flattened during metamorphism.

Question 16

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal anticline 
B)  horizontal syncline 
C)  plunging anticline 
D)  plunging syncline 
E)  asymmetric anticline 
A)  horizontal anticline 
B)  horizontal syncline 
C)  plunging anticline 
D)  plunging syncline 
E)  asymmetric anticline

Question 17

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 18

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault 
A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault

Question 19

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  The geology of New England, like most of the East Coast, is not complicated. 
B)  The geology of New England has few large folds and thrust faults. 
C)  The rocks of New England have a similar metamorphic grade from New York to Maine. 
D)  Most of the metamorphic rocks of New England had the same temperature-pressure history. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  The geology of New England, like most of the East Coast, is not complicated. 
B)  The geology of New England has few large folds and thrust faults. 
C)  The rocks of New England have a similar metamorphic grade from New York to Maine. 
D)  Most of the metamorphic rocks of New England had the same temperature-pressure history. 
E)  None of these.

Question 20

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively shallow 
B)  brittle conditions 
C)  conditions that favored fracturing 
D)  hot and deep conditions 
A)  relatively shallow 
B)  brittle conditions 
C)  conditions that favored fracturing 
D)  hot and deep conditions

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

What are the three main types of stress?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

A nonfoliated metamorphic rock not created by pressure or differential stress, but by being baked by an igneous intrusion, is a:

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

What type of stress formed the structure shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks regional metamorphism)?

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

Fractures that are simple cracks where the rock has pulled apart by a small amount are:

What type of fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation, what has probably happened to the rock?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

What are the three main types of stress?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

A nonfoliated metamorphic rock not created by pressure or differential stress, but by being baked by an igneous intrusion, is a:

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

What type of stress formed the structure shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks regional metamorphism)?

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

Fractures that are simple cracks where the rock has pulled apart by a small amount are:

What type of fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation, what has probably happened to the rock?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

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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