Quiz8

Started on	Friday, 13 March 2009, 09:22 PM
Completed on	Friday, 13 March 2009, 09:23 PM
Time taken	41 secs
Grade	100 out of a maximum of 100 (100%)

Question 1

Marks: 10

Brittle deformation results in ___________, while ductile deformation results in _________.

Choose one answer.

	a. Stress; Strain
	b. Strain; Stress
	c. faults;folds
	d. folds; faults

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 2

Marks: 10

Fossils represent

Choose one answer.

	a. Rocks from the past
	b. Folding
	c. Preserved evidnce of past life
	d. Deceptions by the Devil

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 3

Marks: 10

The figure below is an example of a __________.

Choose one answer.

	a. (plunging down and to the left) syncline
	b. (plunging down and to the left) anticline
	c. plunging normal fault
	d. none of the above

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 4

Marks: 10

Before radiometric dating was discovered, geological time scale was originally worked out with

Choose one answer.

	a. Absolute dating
	b. Numerical dating
	c. Relative dating
	d. Guesswork

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 5

Marks: 10

Two layers with the same fossil content are the same age based on the principle of

Choose one answer.

	a. Superposition
	b. Cross-cutting relationships
	c. Inclusions
	d. Faunal succession

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 6

Marks: 10

The San-Andreas fault represents what kind of fault?

Choose one answer.

	a. Normal
	b. Reverse/Thrust
	c. Strike-slip
	d. None of the above

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 7

Marks: 10

Half-life represents the time needed for

Choose one answer.

	a. Half of a radioactive element present to combust
	b. Half of the atoms in a radioactive element present to decay radioactively
	c. Half of the atoms in a radioactive element present to combine chemically with each other to form a new compound
	d. Half of the isotope to spontaneously combust

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 8

Marks: 10

Which of the following factors control how a rock deforms

Choose one answer.

	a. Rock type
	b. Temperature
	c. Fluids
	d. All of the above

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 9

Marks: 10

A ductile rock is one that breaks quickly into sharp pieces.

Answer:

True

False

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Question 10

Marks: 10

1. At which type of plate boundary would you find this type of fault.

Choose one answer.

	a. Divergent
	b. Transform
	c. Convergent
	d. None of the above

Correct

Marks for this submission: 10/10.

Spring 2009 GEOL 1001 for Juan Lorenzo