Question 1

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 2

What feature is displayed as the two prominent, vertical lines cutting across the metamorphic rock in the image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two thin shear zones 
B)  Two joints 
C)  Two igneous intrusions 
D)  Two layers of foliation 
A)  Two thin shear zones 
B)  Two joints 
C)  Two igneous intrusions 
D)  Two layers of foliation

Question 3

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is an):

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

What feature is displayed as the two prominent, vertical lines cutting across the metamorphic rock in the image?

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is an):

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

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

What feature is displayed as the two prominent, vertical lines cutting across the metamorphic rock in the image?

A fold in which rocks fold down in the shape of a U is an):

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

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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