Question 1

Which of the following features is younger than fault 1?

Accepted Answer

A) lava flow 
B) granite 
C) tilted layers 
D) lava flow and granite 
E) tilted layers and granite 
A) lava flow 
B) granite 
C) tilted layers 
D) lava flow and granite 
E) tilted layers and granite

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) compression 
B) confining pressure 
C) tension 
D) shear 
E) none of these 
A) compression 
B) confining pressure 
C) tension 
D) shear 
E) none of these

Question 3

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What kind of metamorphic rock is formed where rocks have been heated but not deformed?

Accepted Answer

A) slate 
B) schist 
C) metamorphic rock with shear zones 
D) a rock with metamorphic minerals but no foliation or lineation 
E) it is not possible to metamorphose a rock without deformation 
A) slate 
B) schist 
C) metamorphic rock with shear zones 
D) a rock with metamorphic minerals but no foliation or lineation 
E) it is not possible to metamorphose a rock without deformation

Question 7

Which of the following structures can be related to or can occur close to faults?

Accepted Answer

A) joints 
B) tilted blocks 
C) anticlines 
D) synclines 
E) all of these 
A) joints 
B) tilted blocks 
C) anticlines 
D) synclines 
E) all of these

Question 8

How would you describe the fold shown in this cross section?

Accepted Answer

A) an overturned anticline 
B) a syncline with a gently inclined axial surface 
C) an upright or steeply inclined syncline 
D) a dome 
A) an overturned anticline 
B) a syncline with a gently inclined axial surface 
C) an upright or steeply inclined syncline 
D) a dome

Question 9

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) fault scarp 
B) columnar joints 
C) cleavage 
D) hogback 
E) fault zone 
A) fault scarp 
B) columnar joints 
C) cleavage 
D) hogback 
E) fault zone

Question 10

Which of the following features is probably the same age as fault 2?

Accepted Answer

A) lava flow 
B) granite 
C) tilted layers 
D) deposits along the fault 
E) all of these 
A) lava flow 
B) granite 
C) tilted layers 
D) deposits along the fault 
E) all of these

Question 11

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Accepted Answer

A) tension 
B) compression 
C) confining pressure 
D) fluid pressure 
A) tension 
B) compression 
C) confining pressure 
D) fluid pressure

Question 12

Which of the following characterizes mid-ocean ridges?

Accepted Answer

A) contact metamorphism near magma chambers 
B) normal faults 
C) tension 
D) metamorphism associated with hot seawater 
E) all of these 
A) contact metamorphism near magma chambers 
B) normal faults 
C) tension 
D) metamorphism associated with hot seawater 
E) all of these

Question 13

Which of the following features can be associated with a strike-slip fault?

Accepted Answer

A) transform boundaries that connect parts of a mid-ocean ridge 
B) a transform fault within a continent 
C) a shear zone within a continent 
D) all of these 
A) transform boundaries that connect parts of a mid-ocean ridge 
B) a transform fault within a continent 
C) a shear zone within a continent 
D) all of these

Question 14

Shale is metamorphosed into three rock types: (1)a banded gneissic rock; (2)a rock with small mica crystals with a shiny aspect; (3)a very shiny rock with large mica crystals; and (4)a dull slate with cleavage.Which of the following lists these rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

Accepted Answer

A) associated with convergent plate boundaries 
B) ocean-ocean divergent plate boundaries 
C) continental rifts 
D) transform faults 
E) any of these 
A) associated with convergent plate boundaries 
B) ocean-ocean divergent plate boundaries 
C) continental rifts 
D) transform faults 
E) any of these

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) ductile behavior 
B) brittle deformation 
C) growth of new minerals 
D) recrystallization of minerals 
E) metamorphism 
A) ductile behavior 
B) brittle deformation 
C) growth of new minerals 
D) recrystallization of minerals 
E) metamorphism

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) the location of a fault in the landscape 
B) the type of fault that is present 
C) whether metamorphic minerals grew before or after deformation 
D) temperature and pressure conditions of metamorphism 
E) we can learn information about all these things 
A) the location of a fault in the landscape 
B) the type of fault that is present 
C) whether metamorphic minerals grew before or after deformation 
D) temperature and pressure conditions of metamorphism 
E) we can learn information about all these things

Question 18

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

Accepted Answer

A) normal faults 
B) reverse faults 
C) joints 
D) folds 
A) normal faults 
B) reverse faults 
C) joints 
D) folds

Question 20

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

Accepted Answer

A) The geology of New England,like most of the East Coast,is not complicated. 
B) The geology of New England has few large folds and thrust faults. 
C) The rocks of New England have a similar metamorphic grade from New York to Maine. 
D) Most of the metamorphic rocks of New England had the same temperature-pressure history. 
E) None of these. 
A) The geology of New England,like most of the East Coast,is not complicated. 
B) The geology of New England has few large folds and thrust faults. 
C) The rocks of New England have a similar metamorphic grade from New York to Maine. 
D) Most of the metamorphic rocks of New England had the same temperature-pressure history. 
E) None of these.

Which of the following features is younger than fault 1?

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

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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

What kind of metamorphic rock is formed where rocks have been heated but not deformed?

Which of the following structures can be related to or can occur close to faults?

How would you describe the fold shown in this cross section?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Which of the following features is probably the same age as fault 2?

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Which of the following characterizes mid-ocean ridges?

Which of the following features can be associated with a strike-slip fault?

Shale is metamorphosed into three rock types: (1)a banded gneissic rock; (2)a rock with small mica crystals with a shiny aspect; (3)a very shiny rock with large mica crystals; and (4)a dull slate with cleavage.Which of the following lists these rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade?

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

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

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

Which of the following features is younger than fault 1?

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

Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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

What kind of metamorphic rock is formed where rocks have been heated but not deformed?

Which of the following structures can be related to or can occur close to faults?

How would you describe the fold shown in this cross section?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Which of the following features is probably the same age as fault 2?

What type of stress is the cause of most folding?

Which of the following characterizes mid-ocean ridges?

Which of the following features can be associated with a strike-slip fault?

Shale is metamorphosed into three rock types: (1)a banded gneissic rock; (2)a rock with small mica crystals with a shiny aspect; (3)a very shiny rock with large mica crystals; and (4)a dull slate with cleavage.Which of the following lists these rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade?

What is the typical setting for fold and thrust belts?

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

Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by studying geologic structures and metamorphic rocks?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of structure is expressed in this cliff face?

Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England?

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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