Question 1

What type of feature is present in the notch in the center of the photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) fault 
B) joint 
C) columnar joint 
D) slate 
A) fault 
B) joint 
C) columnar joint 
D) slate

Question 2

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal syncline 
B) plunging anticline 
C) plunging syncline 
D) asymmetric anticline 
E) asymmetric syncline 
A) horizontal syncline 
B) plunging anticline 
C) plunging syncline 
D) asymmetric anticline 
E) asymmetric syncline

Question 4

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks (regional metamorphism)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

This light-colored rock is composed of finely crystalline calcite.It also contains metamorphosed fossils and cleavage.What is the correct name for this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) greenstone 
B) quartzite 
C) marble 
D) deformed granite 
A) greenstone 
B) quartzite 
C) marble 
D) deformed granite

Question 6

What features can be used to interpret which way a prehistoric fault moved?

Accepted Answer

A) scratch marks on the fault 
B) folding of rocks next to the fault 
C) the formation of folds along bends in a fault 
D) all of these 
A) scratch marks on the fault 
B) folding of rocks next to the fault 
C) the formation of folds along bends in a fault 
D) all of these

Question 7

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Accepted Answer

A) relatively shallow 
B) brittle conditions 
C) conditions that favored fracturing 
D) all of these 
A) relatively shallow 
B) brittle conditions 
C) conditions that favored fracturing 
D) all of these

Question 8

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation,what has probably happened to the rock?

Accepted Answer

A) It has not been metamorphosed. 
B) It has been deformed but not metamorphosed. 
C) It has been metamorphosed but not deformed. 
D) It has been flattened and stretched while it was metamorphosed. 
E) It was only flattened during metamorphism. 
A) It has not been metamorphosed. 
B) It has been deformed but not metamorphosed. 
C) It has been metamorphosed but not deformed. 
D) It has been flattened and stretched while it was metamorphosed. 
E) It was only flattened during metamorphism.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) fluid pressure 
B) compression 
C) tension 
D) test anxiety 
E) none of these 
A) fluid pressure 
B) compression 
C) tension 
D) test anxiety 
E) none of these

Question 10

What type of fault is being formed here?

Accepted Answer

A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) strike-slip fault 
D) oblique-slip faults 
A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) strike-slip fault 
D) oblique-slip faults

Question 11

What can occur in association with a thrust fault?

Accepted Answer

A) folding of rocks as the fault grows or propagates upward 
B) folding of rocks as layers are forced up and over bends in the fault 
C) burial and metamorphism of rocks beneath the thrust fault 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) folding of rocks as the fault grows or propagates upward 
B) folding of rocks as layers are forced up and over bends in the fault 
C) burial and metamorphism of rocks beneath the thrust fault 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

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 fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

Accepted Answer

A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) transform fault 
D) it is not a fault,it is an unconformity 
E) it is not a fault,it is an intrusive contact 
A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) transform fault 
D) it is not a fault,it is an unconformity 
E) it is not a fault,it is an intrusive contact

Question 14

What type of stress could form the fault in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) confining pressure 
B) horizontal tension 
C) vertical tension 
D) horizontal compression 
E) any of these 
A) confining pressure 
B) horizontal tension 
C) vertical tension 
D) horizontal compression 
E) any of these

Question 15

What type of fault is forming here?

Accepted Answer

A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) strike-slip fault 
D) oblique-slip faults 
A) normal fault 
B) reverse fault 
C) strike-slip fault 
D) oblique-slip faults

Question 16

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

Accepted Answer

A) shale 
B) sandstone 
C) limestone 
D) granite 
E) all of these can be metamorphosed 
A) shale 
B) sandstone 
C) limestone 
D) granite 
E) all of these can be metamorphosed

Question 17

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal anticline 
B) horizontal syncline 
C) plunging anticline 
D) plunging syncline 
E) asymmetric anticline 
A) horizontal anticline 
B) horizontal syncline 
C) plunging anticline 
D) plunging syncline 
E) asymmetric anticline

Question 19

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Accepted Answer

A) regional metamorphism 
B) contact metamorphism 
C) subduction 
D) normal faulting 
A) regional metamorphism 
B) contact metamorphism 
C) subduction 
D) normal faulting

Question 20

How did the joints in this photograph form?

Accepted Answer

A) from uplift 
B) from burial 
C) from tectonics 
D) from weathering 
E) from cooling 
A) from uplift 
B) from burial 
C) from tectonics 
D) from weathering 
E) from cooling

What type of feature is present in the notch in the center of the photograph?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks (regional metamorphism)?

This light-colored rock is composed of finely crystalline calcite.It also contains metamorphosed fossils and cleavage.What is the correct name for this rock?

What features can be used to interpret which way a prehistoric fault moved?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation,what has probably happened to the rock?

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

What type of fault is being formed here?

What can occur in association with a thrust fault?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

What type of stress could form the fault in this figure?

What type of fault is forming here?

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What type of feature is present in the notch in the center of the photograph?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Which location on this diagram would result from burial to moderate depths accompanied by normal heating of rocks (regional metamorphism)?

This light-colored rock is composed of finely crystalline calcite.It also contains metamorphosed fossils and cleavage.What is the correct name for this rock?

What features can be used to interpret which way a prehistoric fault moved?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

If a rock is metamorphosed but does not contain foliation or lineation,what has probably happened to the rock?

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

What type of fault is being formed here?

What can occur in association with a thrust fault?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault probably marks the boundary between the cleaved rocks on the left and the black and white banded rocks on the right?

What type of stress could form the fault in this figure?

What type of fault is forming here?

Which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

How did the joints in this photograph form?

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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