Question 1

Which of the following shows a plunging fold?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D C

Question 2

Force-per-unit area is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  stress. 
B)  strain. 
C)  power. 
D)  work. 
A)  stress. 
B)  strain. 
C)  power. 
D)  work. A

Question 3

Normal, reverse, and thrust are all examples of _________ faults.

Accepted Answer

A) strike-slip 
B) dip-slip 
C) oblique-slip 
D) lateral 
A) strike-slip 
B) dip-slip 
C) oblique-slip 
D) lateral B

Question 4

During the formation of Pangea, Africa collided with North America and created the Appalachian Mountains. Which of the following mountain ranges is a modern analogue to the ancient Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A) Andes Mountains 
B) Sierra Nevada Mountains 
C) Italian Alps 
D) Cascade Mountains 
A) Andes Mountains 
B) Sierra Nevada Mountains 
C) Italian Alps 
D) Cascade Mountains

Question 5

What is the ultimate fate of all mountains on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The ultimate fate of

Question 6

The Himalayan mountain range was formed at which tectonic setting?

Accepted Answer

A) a convergent plate boundary 
B) a divergent plate boundary 
C) a transform plate boundary 
D) hotspots 
A) a convergent plate boundary 
B) a divergent plate boundary 
C) a transform plate boundary 
D) hotspots

Question 7

Mountains forming would be most likely found at the

Accepted Answer

A) eastern South American plate boundary. 
B) western South American plate boundary. 
C) eastern South American continental margin. 
D) center of the South American continent. 
A) eastern South American plate boundary. 
B) western South American plate boundary. 
C) eastern South American continental margin. 
D) center of the South American continent.

Question 8

Continental crust is typically 35 km thick but may be up to __________ thick under mountain ranges.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 km 
B) 70 km 
C) 200 
D) 400 
A) 40 km 
B) 70 km 
C) 200 
D) 400

Question 9

Draw a cross section of a normal and reverse fault. For each, list the stress involved and changes in the length of the crust, if any.

Accepted Answer

Normal faults form in response

Question 10

In the following map, the vertical, north-south trending fault is a ________ fault.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Under which of the following conditions would a body of rock be more likely to exhibit plastic behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) low temperature 
B) high temperature 
C) low pressure 
D) high rate of deformation 
A) low temperature 
B) high temperature 
C) low pressure 
D) high rate of deformation

Question 12

The balance between the weight of a mountain range and the buoyancy provided by the underlying mantle is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  delamination. 
B)  suture. 
C) isostasy. 
D) orogen. 
A)  delamination. 
B)  suture. 
C) isostasy. 
D) orogen.

Question 13

Which picture illustrates a likely outcome of compression in the crust?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 14

The formation of the Basin and Range Province, a fault-blocked mountain range in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, is associated with which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A) continental rifting 
B) continental collision 
C) fold and thrust faulting 
D) subduction zone volcanism 
A) continental rifting 
B) continental collision 
C) fold and thrust faulting 
D) subduction zone volcanism

Question 15

Regions where Precambrian metamorphic rocks are exposed at the surface are termed

Accepted Answer

A) shields. 
B) cratonic platforms. 
C) convergent margins. 
D) domes. 
A) shields. 
B) cratonic platforms. 
C) convergent margins. 
D) domes.

Question 16

Which of the following faults could result from both strike-slip and dip-slip stresses?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 17

What kind of stress results in the lengthening of rock?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following occurs when rocks bend, break, or flow during mountain building?

Accepted Answer

A) deformation 
B) orogeny 
C) lengthening 
D) stress 
A) deformation 
B) orogeny 
C) lengthening 
D) stress

Question 19

A body of rock affected by compression will likely undergo

Accepted Answer

A) shortening. 
B) stretching. 
C) shear strain 
D) rotation. 
A) shortening. 
B) stretching. 
C) shear strain 
D) rotation.

Question 20

As the mountains in a mountain range are slowly eroded, the crustal root

Accepted Answer

A) is eroded at the same rate. 
B) remains stationary. 
C) sinks deeper into the mantle. 
D) rises out of the mantle. 
A) is eroded at the same rate. 
B) remains stationary. 
C) sinks deeper into the mantle. 
D) rises out of the mantle.

Exam 7: Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Which of the following shows a plunging fold?

Force-per-unit area is termed

Normal, reverse, and thrust are all examples of _________ faults.

During the formation of Pangea, Africa collided with North America and created the Appalachian Mountains. Which of the following mountain ranges is a modern analogue to the ancient Appalachian Mountains?

What is the ultimate fate of all mountains on Earth?

The Himalayan mountain range was formed at which tectonic setting?

Mountains forming would be most likely found at the

Continental crust is typically 35 km thick but may be up to __________ thick under mountain ranges.

Draw a cross section of a normal and reverse fault. For each, list the stress involved and changes in the length of the crust, if any.

In the following map, the vertical, north-south trending fault is a ________ fault.

Under which of the following conditions would a body of rock be more likely to exhibit plastic behavior?

The balance between the weight of a mountain range and the buoyancy provided by the underlying mantle is termed

Which picture illustrates a likely outcome of compression in the crust?

The formation of the Basin and Range Province, a fault-blocked mountain range in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, is associated with which of the following processes?

Regions where Precambrian metamorphic rocks are exposed at the surface are termed

Which of the following faults could result from both strike-slip and dip-slip stresses?

What kind of stress results in the lengthening of rock?

Which of the following occurs when rocks bend, break, or flow during mountain building?

A body of rock affected by compression will likely undergo

As the mountains in a mountain range are slowly eroded, the crustal root

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

A Process of Change: Metamorphism and the Rock Cycle

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Shaping the Earths Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologic Cycle, and Mass Wasting

Freshwater: Streams, Lakes, and Groundwater

Extreme Realms: Desert and Glacial Landscapes

Ocean Waters: the Blue of the Blue Marble

Marine Geology: the Study of Ocean Basins and Coasts

The Air We Breathe: Introducing Earths Atmosphere

Winds of the World: the Earths Major Weather Systems

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Local Weather Systems

Climate and Climate Change

Our Solar System and Beyond

Our Neighborhood in Space

The Sun, Stars, and Deep Space

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