Question 1

In a reverse fault,the:

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A) hanging wall block goes up relative to the footwall block. 
B) hanging wall block goes down relative to the footwall block. 
C) hanging wall block and footwall block remain in the same position vertically. 
D) two sides of the fault slide past each other horizontally. 
E) two sides of the fault move away from each other. 
A) hanging wall block goes up relative to the footwall block. 
B) hanging wall block goes down relative to the footwall block. 
C) hanging wall block and footwall block remain in the same position vertically. 
D) two sides of the fault slide past each other horizontally. 
E) two sides of the fault move away from each other. A

Question 2

If you have one foot on either side of a fault with a vertical dip and the right block moves toward you,what type of fault are you straddling?

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

Question 3

What does shear stress result from?

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Shear stresses result from forces acting parallel to one another,but in opposite directions.

Question 4

The direction of a line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane with the plane of a layer of rock is called ____________________.

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The answer of The direction of a line formed by...

Question 5

The hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block in a normal fault.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the difference between a thrust fault and a reverse fault?

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A thrust fault is a special ca

Question 7

The Andes formed as result of oceanic-continental convergence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What happens if some of the above water portion of an iceberg melts?

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The iceberg rises hi

Question 9

Why does continental crust stand higher than oceanic crust?

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Continental crust is granitic with an ov

Question 10

Each half of a fold is known as a(n)____________________.

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The answer of Each half of a fold is known...

Question 11

How could you tell an eroded plunging anticline from an eroded plunging syncline?

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In a plunging anticline,all rock layers

Question 12

Force applied to a given area is known as ____________________.

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The answer of Force applied to a given area is...

Question 13

Rocks that are now tilted were deposited ____________________.

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The answer of Rocks that are now tilted were deposited...

Question 14

The forces that have created the Basin and Range Province of the western United States are transformational.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are some geologic processes that accompany orogenesis at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

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Orogenic activity at oceanic-o

Question 16

The thickest crust is found:

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A) beneath mountains. 
B) at the old stable portions of the continents. 
C) at the continental margins. 
D) at the old stable portions of the ocean basins. 
E) at the mid-oceanic ridge spreading centers. 
A) beneath mountains. 
B) at the old stable portions of the continents. 
C) at the continental margins. 
D) at the old stable portions of the ocean basins. 
E) at the mid-oceanic ridge spreading centers.

Question 17

Movement along the San Andreas is:

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A) compressional. 
B) tensional. 
C) right-lateral. 
D) left-lateral. 
E) vertical. 
A) compressional. 
B) tensional. 
C) right-lateral. 
D) left-lateral. 
E) vertical.

Question 18

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of a continental-continental plate collision.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the difference between faults and joints?

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Faults show evidence

Question 20

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of the collision that created Pangaea.

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A) True 
 B)False

In a reverse fault,the:

If you have one foot on either side of a fault with a vertical dip and the right block moves toward you,what type of fault are you straddling?

What does shear stress result from?

The direction of a line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane with the plane of a layer of rock is called ____________________.

The hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block in a normal fault.

What is the difference between a thrust fault and a reverse fault?

The Andes formed as result of oceanic-continental convergence.

What happens if some of the above water portion of an iceberg melts?

Why does continental crust stand higher than oceanic crust?

Each half of a fold is known as a(n)____________________.

How could you tell an eroded plunging anticline from an eroded plunging syncline?

Force applied to a given area is known as ____________________.

Rocks that are now tilted were deposited ____________________.

The forces that have created the Basin and Range Province of the western United States are transformational.

What are some geologic processes that accompany orogenesis at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

The thickest crust is found:

Movement along the San Andreas is:

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of a continental-continental plate collision.

What is the difference between faults and joints?

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of the collision that created Pangaea.

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Exam 9: Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

In a reverse fault,the:

If you have one foot on either side of a fault with a vertical dip and the right block moves toward you,what type of fault are you straddling?

What does shear stress result from?

The direction of a line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane with the plane of a layer of rock is called ____________________.

The hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block in a normal fault.

What is the difference between a thrust fault and a reverse fault?

The Andes formed as result of oceanic-continental convergence.

What happens if some of the above water portion of an iceberg melts?

Why does continental crust stand higher than oceanic crust?

Each half of a fold is known as a(n)____________________.

How could you tell an eroded plunging anticline from an eroded plunging syncline?

Force applied to a given area is known as ____________________.

Rocks that are now tilted were deposited ____________________.

The forces that have created the Basin and Range Province of the western United States are transformational.

What are some geologic processes that accompany orogenesis at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

The thickest crust is found:

Movement along the San Andreas is:

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of a continental-continental plate collision.

What is the difference between faults and joints?

The Appalachian Mountains are the result of the collision that created Pangaea.

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Mass Wasting

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earth History

Life History

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