Question 1

What causes the stress that forms joints?

Accepted Answer

A) burial and tectonic forces 
B) cooling and contraction 
C) uplift and unloading of pressure 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) burial and tectonic forces 
B) cooling and contraction 
C) uplift and unloading of pressure 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 2

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) fault scarp 
B) joint set 
C) asymmetric fold 
D) dip slope 
A) fault scarp 
B) joint set 
C) asymmetric fold 
D) dip slope

Question 3

In what site on this figure would you expect low pressure/high temperature metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

Accepted Answer

A) ductile behavior 
B) brittle deformation 
C) fracturing 
D) only minor changes in minerals 
E) none of these 
A) ductile behavior 
B) brittle deformation 
C) fracturing 
D) only minor changes in minerals 
E) none of these

Question 7

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

Accepted Answer

A) folds and cleavage do not typically occur together 
B) cleavage is usually later than the associated folds 
C) cleavage is usually earlier than the associated folds 
D) cleavage is usually parallel to the axial surfaces of folds 
A) folds and cleavage do not typically occur together 
B) cleavage is usually later than the associated folds 
C) cleavage is usually earlier than the associated folds 
D) cleavage is usually parallel to the axial surfaces of folds

Question 8

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

Question 9

What is the difference between a joint and a fault?

Accepted Answer

A) a joint is formed by confining pressure 
B) a joint is formed by differential stress but a fault is not 
C) a fault is formed by tension but a joint is formed by compression 
D) a fault displaces the rocks on one side relative to another 
A) a joint is formed by confining pressure 
B) a joint is formed by differential stress but a fault is not 
C) a fault is formed by tension but a joint is formed by compression 
D) a fault displaces the rocks on one side relative to another

Question 10

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 11

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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 13

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 14

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) A and C 
A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) A and C

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

Which of the following does NOT cause metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A) heating by magma 
B) subduction 
C) a change in stress 
D) shearing at depth 
E) any of these can cause metamorphism 
A) heating by magma 
B) subduction 
C) a change in stress 
D) shearing at depth 
E) any of these can cause metamorphism

Question 17

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) thrust fault 
B) anticline 
C) syncline 
D) monocline 
E) basin 
A) thrust fault 
B) anticline 
C) syncline 
D) monocline 
E) basin

Question 18

What features are shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sandstone?

Accepted Answer

A) faults 
B) folds 
C) cleavage 
D) foliation 
E) joints 
A) faults 
B) folds 
C) cleavage 
D) foliation 
E) joints

Question 19

If a rock is subjected to differential stress,then it means that:

Accepted Answer

A) forces are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount 
B) stresses are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount 
C) fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure 
D) the amount of stress is greater in some directions than in others 
A) forces are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount 
B) stresses are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount 
C) fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure 
D) the amount of stress is greater in some directions than in others

Question 20

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) thrust fault 
B) anticline 
C) syncline 
D) monocline 
E) basin 
A) thrust fault 
B) anticline 
C) syncline 
D) monocline 
E) basin

What causes the stress that forms joints?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

In what site on this figure would you expect low pressure/high temperature metamorphism?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

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

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

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

What is the difference between a joint and a fault?

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

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

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

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

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

Which of the following does NOT cause metamorphism?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What features are shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sandstone?

If a rock is subjected to differential stress,then it means that:

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What causes the stress that forms joints?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

In what site on this figure would you expect low pressure/high temperature metamorphism?

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

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

Which of the following is most likely to occur at deep crustal levels?

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

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

What is the difference between a joint and a fault?

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

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

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

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

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

Which of the following does NOT cause metamorphism?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What features are shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sandstone?

If a rock is subjected to differential stress,then it means that:

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

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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