Question 1

If you're standing on ice above a pond and you hear a crack,you should:

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A) remain motionless until the cracking stops. 
B) lie down on the ice to distribute your weight more broadly on the ice. 
C) run as fast as you can to shore. 
D) not worry because the ice will not break. 
E) prepare for a swim. 
A) remain motionless until the cracking stops. 
B) lie down on the ice to distribute your weight more broadly on the ice. 
C) run as fast as you can to shore. 
D) not worry because the ice will not break. 
E) prepare for a swim.

Question 2

A fold that has axial beds that are younger than those of its limbs and limbs that dip toward its axis is called a(n)____________________.

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The answer of A fold that has axial beds that...

Question 3

Rocks that are tilted were deposited:

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A) on a slope in their present orientation. 
B) in an unknown orientation and then were tilted into their current position. 
C) horizontally and then were tilted into their current orientation. 
D) vertically and then were tilted into their current orientation. 
E) on the continental shelf and then uplifted. 
A) on a slope in their present orientation. 
B) in an unknown orientation and then were tilted into their current position. 
C) horizontally and then were tilted into their current orientation. 
D) vertically and then were tilted into their current orientation. 
E) on the continental shelf and then uplifted.

Question 4

What is the law of universal gravitation? Why is gravitational attraction not the same everywhere on the surface of Earth?

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Isaac Newton said that the force of grav

Question 5

The best example of continuing orogeny at an oceanic-continental plate boundary is the Andes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is meant when rocks are said to be deformed (fractured or folded)?

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Their shape and/or their volum

Question 7

What role do geologists play in engineering large structures like bridges and power plants?

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Geologists understan

Question 8

An oval fold in which strata are up-arched and the younger rocks are found in the interior is a basin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does compression stress result from?

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Compression stress r

Question 10

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are ____________________ in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip ____________________ the axis.

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The answer of In an anticline,the beds in its axial...

Question 11

Uplifted blocks are called:

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A) tensional blocks. 
B) grabens. 
C) horsts. 
D) fault blocks. 
E) graves. 
A) tensional blocks. 
B) grabens. 
C) horsts. 
D) fault blocks. 
E) graves.

Question 12

Oceanic-continental plate orogenesis can be recognized in the geological record by a(n):

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A) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites. 
B) landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. 
C) inland zone of block faults. 
D) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites AND landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. 
E) all of these. 
A) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites. 
B) landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. 
C) inland zone of block faults. 
D) accretionary wedge containing ophiolites AND landward belt of volcanoes and batholiths. 
E) all of these.

Question 13

A fold is the result of ____________________ deformation.

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The answer of A fold is the result of ____________________...

Question 14

What is the dip of an inclined layer of rock?

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Dip is the maximum a

Question 15

What does tension stress result from?

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Tension stress resul

Question 16

In a(n)____________________,the youngest rocks are in the center,and the oldest are on the outside.In a(n)____________________,the oldest rocks are in the center,and the youngest are on the outside.

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The answer of In a(n)____________________,the youngest rocks are in the...

Question 17

If both limbs of a fold dip in the same direction,the fold is ____________________.

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The answer of If both limbs of a fold dip...

Question 18

Which of the following have become terranes?

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A) island arcs and ocean ridges 
B) seamounts 
C) fragments of other continents 
D) island arcs,ocean ridges and seamounts 
E) island arcs,ocean ridges,seamounts and fragments of other continents 
A) island arcs and ocean ridges 
B) seamounts 
C) fragments of other continents 
D) island arcs,ocean ridges and seamounts 
E) island arcs,ocean ridges,seamounts and fragments of other continents

Question 19

If you observe steeply inclined sedimentary rocks,what can you conclude?

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The principle of original horizontality

Question 20

When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent,one may infer that the range formed by:

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A) the collision of two continental plates. 
B) compressive forces acting on the opposing margins of a single plate. 
C) the rifting of the continent. 
D) the growth of a volcanic arc. 
E) the collision of two continental plates or the growth of a volcanic arc 
A) the collision of two continental plates. 
B) compressive forces acting on the opposing margins of a single plate. 
C) the rifting of the continent. 
D) the growth of a volcanic arc. 
E) the collision of two continental plates or the growth of a volcanic arc

If you're standing on ice above a pond and you hear a crack,you should:

A fold that has axial beds that are younger than those of its limbs and limbs that dip toward its axis is called a(n)____________________.

Rocks that are tilted were deposited:

What is the law of universal gravitation? Why is gravitational attraction not the same everywhere on the surface of Earth?

The best example of continuing orogeny at an oceanic-continental plate boundary is the Andes.

What is meant when rocks are said to be deformed (fractured or folded)?

What role do geologists play in engineering large structures like bridges and power plants?

An oval fold in which strata are up-arched and the younger rocks are found in the interior is a basin.

What does compression stress result from?

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip the axis.

Uplifted blocks are called:

Oceanic-continental plate orogenesis can be recognized in the geological record by a(n):

A fold is the result of ____________________ deformation.

What is the dip of an inclined layer of rock?

What does tension stress result from?

In a(n),the youngest rocks are in the center,and the oldest are on the outside.In a(n),the oldest rocks are in the center,and the youngest are on the outside.

If both limbs of a fold dip in the same direction,the fold is ____________________.

Which of the following have become terranes?

If you observe steeply inclined sedimentary rocks,what can you conclude?

When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent,one may infer that the range formed by:

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Exam 9: Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

If you're standing on ice above a pond and you hear a crack,you should:

A fold that has axial beds that are younger than those of its limbs and limbs that dip toward its axis is called a(n)____________________.

Rocks that are tilted were deposited:

What is the law of universal gravitation? Why is gravitational attraction not the same everywhere on the surface of Earth?

The best example of continuing orogeny at an oceanic-continental plate boundary is the Andes.

What is meant when rocks are said to be deformed (fractured or folded)?

What role do geologists play in engineering large structures like bridges and power plants?

An oval fold in which strata are up-arched and the younger rocks are found in the interior is a basin.

What does compression stress result from?

In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are ____________________ in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip ____________________ the axis.

Uplifted blocks are called:

Oceanic-continental plate orogenesis can be recognized in the geological record by a(n):

A fold is the result of ____________________ deformation.

What is the dip of an inclined layer of rock?

What does tension stress result from?

In a(n)____________________,the youngest rocks are in the center,and the oldest are on the outside.In a(n)____________________,the oldest rocks are in the center,and the youngest are on the outside.

If both limbs of a fold dip in the same direction,the fold is ____________________.

Which of the following have become terranes?

If you observe steeply inclined sedimentary rocks,what can you conclude?

When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent,one may infer that the range formed by:

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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In an anticline,the beds in its axial region are in age than the beds of its limbs,and all strata dip the axis.

In a(n),the youngest rocks are in the center,and the oldest are on the outside.In a(n),the oldest rocks are in the center,and the youngest are on the outside.