Question 1

Which of the following are forms of differential stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  compression 
B)  shear 
C)  tension 
D)  all of these are forms of differential stress 
A)  compression 
B)  shear 
C)  tension 
D)  all of these are forms of differential stress

Question 2

Which of the numbers on this figure indicates low pressure/high temperature metamorphic conditions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What type of fold 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

Question 4

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively shallow 
B)  brittle conditions 
C)  conditions that favored fracturing 
D)  all of these 
A)  relatively shallow 
B)  brittle conditions 
C)  conditions that favored fracturing 
D)  all of these

Question 5

Fractures along which the rock has slipped relative to the other side are called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  fault scarp 
B)  joint set 
C)  asymmetric fold 
D)  dip slope 
A)  fault scarp 
B)  joint set 
C)  asymmetric fold 
D)  dip slope

Question 9

What type of metamorphic rock is shown here?

Accepted Answer

A)  slate 
B)  hornfels 
C)  greenstone 
D)  banded gneiss 
A)  slate 
B)  hornfels 
C)  greenstone 
D)  banded gneiss

Question 10

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

Question 11

What causes the stress that forms joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  burial and tectonic forces 
B)  cooling and contraction 
C)  uplift and unloading of pressure 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  burial and tectonic forces 
B)  cooling and contraction 
C)  uplift and unloading of pressure 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 12

Which of the following features is older than fault 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  lava flow 
B)  granite 
C)  tilted layers 
D)  lava flow and granite 
E)  tilted layers and granite 
A)  lava flow 
B)  granite 
C)  tilted layers 
D)  lava flow and granite 
E)  tilted layers and granite

Question 13

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  fault scarp 
B)  columnar joints 
C)  shear zone 
D)  folded metamorphic rocks 
A)  fault scarp 
B)  columnar joints 
C)  shear zone 
D)  folded metamorphic rocks

Question 14

What type of feature is shown in this image?

Accepted Answer

A)  a fold in metamorphic rocks 
B)  a scarp along a strike-slip fault 
C)  erosion of gently tilted layers 
D)  a hogback 
A)  a fold in metamorphic rocks 
B)  a scarp along a strike-slip fault 
C)  erosion of gently tilted layers 
D)  a hogback

Question 15

What type of feature is shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  a fault 
B)  tight folds formed at moderate to high temperatures 
C)  cleavage 
D)  columnar joints 
A)  a fault 
B)  tight folds formed at moderate to high temperatures 
C)  cleavage 
D)  columnar joints

Question 16

What chemical processes can occur during metamorphism and deformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  recrystalization 
B)  remobilization 
C)  pressure solution 
D)  all of these 
A)  recrystalization 
B)  remobilization 
C)  pressure solution 
D)  all of these

Question 17

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

Accepted Answer

A)  folds and cleavage do not typically occur together 
B)  cleavage is usually later than the associated folds 
C)  cleavage is usually earlier than the associated folds 
D)  cleavage is usually parallel to the axial surfaces of folds 
A)  folds and cleavage do not typically occur together 
B)  cleavage is usually later than the associated folds 
C)  cleavage is usually earlier than the associated folds 
D)  cleavage is usually parallel to the axial surfaces of folds

Question 19

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

Accepted Answer

A)  associated with convergent plate boundaries 
B)  ocean-ocean divergent plate boundaries 
C)  continental rifts 
D)  transform faults 
E)  any of these 
A)  associated with convergent plate boundaries 
B)  ocean-ocean divergent plate boundaries 
C)  continental rifts 
D)  transform faults 
E)  any of these

Question 20

Based on the map, what is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metamorphic conditions were most intense in the center area and decreased toward the east and west 
B)  Metamorphic conditions were weakest in the center and increased toward the west and east 
C)  Metamorphic conditions did not vary across the area. 
D)  Metamorphic conditions were most intense in the west and decreased toward the east. 
A)  Metamorphic conditions were most intense in the center area and decreased toward the east and west 
B)  Metamorphic conditions were weakest in the center and increased toward the west and east 
C)  Metamorphic conditions did not vary across the area. 
D)  Metamorphic conditions were most intense in the west and decreased toward the east.

Which of the following are forms of differential stress?

Which of the numbers on this figure indicates low pressure/high temperature metamorphic conditions?

What type of fold is shown in this figure?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Fractures along which the rock has slipped relative to the other side are called:

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of metamorphic rock is shown here?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What causes the stress that forms joints?

Which of the following features is older than fault 1?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of feature is shown in this image?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sedimentary rocks?

What chemical processes can occur during metamorphism and deformation?

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

Based on the map, what is true?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

Which of the following are forms of differential stress?

Which of the numbers on this figure indicates low pressure/high temperature metamorphic conditions?

What type of fold is shown in this figure?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Fractures along which the rock has slipped relative to the other side are called:

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of metamorphic rock is shown here?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What causes the stress that forms joints?

Which of the following features is older than fault 1?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of feature is shown in this image?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sedimentary rocks?

What chemical processes can occur during metamorphism and deformation?

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

Based on the map, what is true?

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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