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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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| Question 1. What is an orogeny?
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a) a bedrock exposure of deformed metamorphic
and igneous rocks
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b) a general term for mountain-building
processes
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c) a special type of reverse or thrust fault
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d) a theory that explains the uplift of
continents after large ice sheets melt
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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Question 2. Using the figure below,
determine the direction of maximum stress felt by the
blocks.
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a)horizontal
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b) vertical
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c)obliquely dipping into the ground
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d)none of the above
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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| Question The topography of the Basin
and Range province in western North America is caused by
_________.
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a) strike-slip faulting
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b) normal faulting
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c) thrust faulting
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d) upwarping
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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| Question Which of the following parts
of the United States is currently subsiding?
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a) Texas-Louisiana coast
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b) Southern Appalachians
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c) Rocky Mountains
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d) Great Lakes Region
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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Question The figure below is an
example of a __________.
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a) strike slip fault
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b) normal fault
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c) thrust fault
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d) none of the above
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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Question The figure below is an
example of a __________.
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a) (plunging down and to the left) syncline
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b) (plunging down and to the left) anticline
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c) plunging normal fault
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d) none of the above
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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Question 7. Which of the following
sequences correctly describes the relative age order of rock
layers from oldest to youngest? (Hint: Use principle of
cross-cutting relationships)
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a. M – R – K
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b. A – M – R
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c. T – E – M
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d. F – E – R
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True/False |
10 points
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Question 8. Layer R is the oldest
rock layer in the figure below.
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True |
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False |
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True/False |
10 points
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Question The normal fault in the
figure below is older than unit J and younger than unit K.
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True |
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False |
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Multiple Choice |
10 points
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| Question Which of the following is
used by geologists to determine the relative ages in a rock
sequence?
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a) stratigraphy
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b) fossils
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c) cross-cutting relationships
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d) all of the above
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