Question 1

What type of fold is shown on this cross section?

Accepted Answer

A) anticline 
B) syncline 
C) monocline 
D) gneiss dome 
A) anticline 
B) syncline 
C) monocline 
D) gneiss dome

Question 2

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

Accepted Answer

A) relatively shallow 
B) brittle conditions 
C) conditions that favored fracturing 
D) hot and deep conditions 
A) relatively shallow 
B) brittle conditions 
C) conditions that favored fracturing 
D) hot and deep conditions

Question 3

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 4

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) joint 
B) cleavage 
C) fault 
D) anticline 
E) syncline 
A) joint 
B) cleavage 
C) fault 
D) anticline 
E) syncline

Question 6

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 7

In what direction were the rocks in the center of this cross section shortened?

Accepted Answer

A) in a vertical direction 
B) in a horizontal direction 
C) they were not shortened,they were pulled apart 
D) there is no way to tell 
A) in a vertical direction 
B) in a horizontal direction 
C) they were not shortened,they were pulled apart 
D) there is no way to tell

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) none of these 
A) A and B 
B) B and C 
C) C and D 
D) D and E 
E) none of these

Question 9

In what environments does high pressure/low temperature metamorphism occur?

Accepted Answer

A) near magma but at shallow levels 
B) near magma but at deep levels 
C) under normal conditions of burial and heating 
D) in a subduction zone or accretionary prism 
E) none of these 
A) near magma but at shallow levels 
B) near magma but at deep levels 
C) under normal conditions of burial and heating 
D) in a subduction zone or accretionary prism 
E) none of these

Question 10

What orientation of stresses is the simplest explanation for the structure shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) equal amounts of confining pressure 
B) tension from upper left to lower right 
C) shearing in a vertical direction 
D) shearing in a horizontal direction 
A) equal amounts of confining pressure 
B) tension from upper left to lower right 
C) shearing in a vertical direction 
D) shearing in a horizontal direction

Question 11

Which of these conditions could form rocks that are partly metamorphic and partly igneous?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) anticline 
B) columnar joints 
C) scratch marks along a fault 
D) folded metamorphic rocks 
E) all of these 
A) anticline 
B) columnar joints 
C) scratch marks along a fault 
D) folded metamorphic rocks 
E) all of these

Question 13

What structural and metamorphic features form in a fold and thrust belt?

Accepted Answer

A) anticlines and synclines related to movement of thrust sheets over bends in thrust faults 
B) cleavage 
C) a predominance of normal faults 
D) all of these 
E) a and b only 
A) anticlines and synclines related to movement of thrust sheets over bends in thrust faults 
B) cleavage 
C) a predominance of normal faults 
D) all of these 
E) a and b only

Question 14

This rock is not shiny and has a well-developed cleavage that cuts across bedding.What is the correct name for this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) schist 
B) quartzite 
C) slate 
D) gneiss 
A) schist 
B) quartzite 
C) slate 
D) gneiss

Question 15

What kind of structure is shown in this image?

Accepted Answer

A) monocline 
B) strike-slip fault 
C) asymmetric fold 
D) subduction zone 
A) monocline 
B) strike-slip fault 
C) asymmetric fold 
D) subduction zone

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) compression 
B) tension 
C) shear 
D) none of these because no fracture was formed 
A) compression 
B) tension 
C) shear 
D) none of these because no fracture was formed

Question 18

If the view is looking north,which of the following correctly indicates which rocks are higher in metamorphic grade in the following image?

Accepted Answer

A) the banded rocks to the east 
B) the rocks in the grassy area and southern hill 
A) the banded rocks to the east 
B) the rocks in the grassy area and southern hill

Question 19

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following is a valid statement about how rocks respond to stress?

Accepted Answer

A) If the stress is very high,the rock will be unchanged. 
B) Stress can cause a rock to be displaced,but not rotated. 
C) If a rock has strained,then it has changed its size or shape. 
D) A rock can be displaced or strained but not both at the same time. 
A) If the stress is very high,the rock will be unchanged. 
B) Stress can cause a rock to be displaced,but not rotated. 
C) If a rock has strained,then it has changed its size or shape. 
D) A rock can be displaced or strained but not both at the same time.

What type of fold is shown on this cross section?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

In what direction were the rocks in the center of this cross section shortened?

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

In what environments does high pressure/low temperature metamorphism occur?

What orientation of stresses is the simplest explanation for the structure shown in this figure?

Which of these conditions could form rocks that are partly metamorphic and partly igneous?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What structural and metamorphic features form in a fold and thrust belt?

This rock is not shiny and has a well-developed cleavage that cuts across bedding.What is the correct name for this rock?

What kind of structure is shown in this image?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

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

If the view is looking north,which of the following correctly indicates which rocks are higher in metamorphic grade in the following image?

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

Which of the following is a valid statement about how rocks respond to stress?

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Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

What type of fold is shown on this cross section?

Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed?

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting?

What type of structure is shown in this photograph?

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

In what direction were the rocks in the center of this cross section shortened?

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

In what environments does high pressure/low temperature metamorphism occur?

What orientation of stresses is the simplest explanation for the structure shown in this figure?

Which of these conditions could form rocks that are partly metamorphic and partly igneous?

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

What structural and metamorphic features form in a fold and thrust belt?

This rock is not shiny and has a well-developed cleavage that cuts across bedding.What is the correct name for this rock?

What kind of structure is shown in this image?

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

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

If the view is looking north,which of the following correctly indicates which rocks are higher in metamorphic grade in the following image?

Which of the following characterizes a continental rift?

Which of the following is a valid statement about how rocks respond to stress?

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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