Question 1

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Accepted Answer

A)  tension 
B)  compression 
C)  confining pressure 
D)  fluid pressure 
A)  tension 
B)  compression 
C)  confining pressure 
D)  fluid pressure

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  sandstone - quartzite 
B)  limestone - marble 
C)  shale - schist 
D)  shale - gneiss 
E)  all of these are correct matches 
A)  sandstone - quartzite 
B)  limestone - marble 
C)  shale - schist 
D)  shale - gneiss 
E)  all of these are correct matches

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT help define foliation in metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dominant orientation of crystals, such as mica 
B)  light- and dark-colored bands 
C)  flattened shapes of deformed objects, such as pebbles 
D)  crystals that grow in a random orientation 
E)  all of these 
A)  a dominant orientation of crystals, such as mica 
B)  light- and dark-colored bands 
C)  flattened shapes of deformed objects, such as pebbles 
D)  crystals that grow in a random orientation 
E)  all of these

Question 4

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  regional metamorphism 
B)  contact metamorphism 
C)  subduction 
D)  thrust faulting 
A)  regional metamorphism 
B)  contact metamorphism 
C)  subduction 
D)  thrust faulting

Question 5

Folds are most often created through what type of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  compression 
B)  tension 
C)  shear 
D)  confining 
A)  compression 
B)  tension 
C)  shear 
D)  confining

Question 6

Which location on this diagram would most likely record metamorphism along a subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

Accepted Answer

A)  contact metamorphism near magma chambers 
B)  normal faults 
C)  tension 
D)  metamorphism associated with shearing 
E)  all of these 
A)  contact metamorphism near magma chambers 
B)  normal faults 
C)  tension 
D)  metamorphism associated with shearing 
E)  all of these

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

How would the force and stress on the wooden pillar in this figure change if the stone weight was the same size but the wooden pillar was narrower?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of force and amount of stress would be unchanged. 
B)  The amount of force and the amount of stress would both increase. 
C)  The amount of force and the amount of stress would both decrease. 
D)  The force would remain the same, but the amount of stress would increase. 
E)  The force would remain the same, but the amount of stress would decrease. 
A)  The amount of force and amount of stress would be unchanged. 
B)  The amount of force and the amount of stress would both increase. 
C)  The amount of force and the amount of stress would both decrease. 
D)  The force would remain the same, but the amount of stress would increase. 
E)  The force would remain the same, but the amount of stress would decrease.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT help define lineation in some metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dominant orientation of long crystals 
B)  alternating layers of dark- and light-colored rock types 
C)  stretched crystals 
D)  stretched pebbles 
E)  linear streaks formed by smearing of minerals 
A)  a dominant orientation of long crystals 
B)  alternating layers of dark- and light-colored rock types 
C)  stretched crystals 
D)  stretched pebbles 
E)  linear streaks formed by smearing of minerals

Question 11

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticline 
B)  syncline 
C)  monocline 
D)  lineation 
A)  anticline 
B)  syncline 
C)  monocline 
D)  lineation

Question 12

What type of fault is being formed here?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault 
D)  oblique-slip faults 
A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault 
D)  oblique-slip faults

Question 13

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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 14

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 15

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  sandstone - greenstone 
B)  basalt - marble 
C)  limestone - quartzite 
D)  shale - slate 
E)  none of these 
A)  sandstone - greenstone 
B)  basalt - marble 
C)  limestone - quartzite 
D)  shale - slate 
E)  none of these

Question 16

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is an):

Accepted Answer

A)  anticline 
B)  syncline 
C)  monocline 
A)  anticline 
B)  syncline 
C)  monocline

Question 18

In which part of New England would you most likely find gneiss?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Catskill Mountains and nearby parts of New York 
B)  in Vermont where the metamorphic grades are low 
C)  in New Hampshire and Maine where domes expose high-grade metamorphic rocks 
D)  all of these 
A)  in the Catskill Mountains and nearby parts of New York 
B)  in Vermont where the metamorphic grades are low 
C)  in New Hampshire and Maine where domes expose high-grade metamorphic rocks 
D)  all of these

Question 19

What type of fault is forming here?

Accepted Answer

A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault 
D)  oblique-slip faults 
A)  normal fault 
B)  reverse fault 
C)  strike-slip fault 
D)  oblique-slip faults

Question 20

Which of the following features is younger 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

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Which of the following does NOT help define foliation in metamorphic rocks?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Folds are most often created through what type of stress?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record metamorphism along a subduction zone?

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

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

How would the force and stress on the wooden pillar in this figure change if the stone weight was the same size but the wooden pillar was narrower?

Which of the following does NOT help define lineation in some metamorphic rocks?

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault is being formed here?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is an):

In which part of New England would you most likely find gneiss?

What type of fault is forming here?

Which of the following features is younger than fault 1?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Which of the following does NOT help define foliation in metamorphic rocks?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Folds are most often created through what type of stress?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record metamorphism along a subduction zone?

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

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

How would the force and stress on the wooden pillar in this figure change if the stone weight was the same size but the wooden pillar was narrower?

Which of the following does NOT help define lineation in some metamorphic rocks?

What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault is being formed here?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

A fold in which rock layers warp up in the shape of an A is an):

In which part of New England would you most likely find gneiss?

What type of fault is forming here?

Which of the following features is younger than fault 1?

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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