Question 1

The central portion of high curvature on a fold is termed the fold ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   limb
B)   hinge
C)   midsection
D)   thorax

Question 2

In a ____________ fault,the fault plane is less than 30° from horizontal and the hanging-wall block moves upward relative to the footwall block.

Accepted Answer

A)   detachment
B)   normal
C)   reverse
D)   thrust D

Question 3

An episode of mountain building is termed a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   orogeny
B)   phylogeny
C)   aureole
D)   slickenside

Question 4

Continental crust is typically 35 km thick,but may be up to ____________ thicker under mountain ranges.

Accepted Answer

A)   20%
B)   50%
C)   100%
D)   200%

Question 5

Regions where Precambrian metamorphic rocks are exposed at the surface are termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   shields
B)   cratonic platforms
C)   convergent margins

Question 6

A fold shaped like a right-side up bowl is a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   anticline
B)   basin
C)   dome
D)   syncline

Question 7

Motion along all faults is either strike-slip or dip-slip; combinations of these two types of displacement are never found together in a single fault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A body of rock to which a sudden,rapid stress has been applied is more likely to exhibit ____________ than is a body of rock subjected to a gradually applied stress.

Accepted Answer

A)   brittle behavior
B)   ductile behavior

Question 9

Earthquakes only occur ____________ the brittle/ductile transition depth.

Accepted Answer

A)   above
B)   below
C)   at or near

Question 10

A joint always occurs as a single,isolated plane within a rock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The sides of a fold where curvature is at a minimum are termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   branches
B)   limbs
C)   axial planes
D)   hinges

Question 12

Movement along faults often produces sharply angled rock fragments termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fault gouge
B)   rock flour
C)   fault breccia
D)   slickensides C

Question 13

A fold shaped like an elongate arch is a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   anticline
B)   basin
C)   dome
D)   syncline

Question 14

Right-lateral and left-lateral are both examples of ____________ faults.

Accepted Answer

A)   strike-slip
B)   dip-slip
C)   oblique-slip

Question 15

The distinction between joints and faults is that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   faults are joints that are greater than one square meter in areal extent
B)   faults are fractures along which displacement has occurred; displacement does not occur along joints
C)   joints are fractures along which displacement has occurred; displacement does not occur along faults
D)   there is no distinction; the two terms are synonymous

Question 16

A fold shaped like an elongate trough is a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   anticline
B)   basin
C)   dome
D)   syncline

Question 17

Normal,reverse,and thrust are all examples of ____________ faults.

Accepted Answer

A)   strike-slip
B)   dip-slip
C)   oblique-slip

Question 18

Change in shape,induced by stress,is termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   plastic deformation
B)   pressure release
C)   strain
D)   metamorphosis

Question 19

A polished surface produced by rock scraping along a fault is termed a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   orogeny
B)   phylogeny
C)   aureole
D)   slickenside

Question 20

In the above map the vertical,north-south trending fault is a ____________ fault.

Accepted Answer

A)   normal dip-slip
B)   reverse dip-slip
C)   right-lateral strike-slip
D)   left-lateral strike-slip D

Exam 9: Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

The central portion of high curvature on a fold is termed the fold ____________.

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In a ____________ fault,the fault plane is less than 30° from horizontal and the hanging-wall block moves upward relative to the footwall block.

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An episode of mountain building is termed a(n) ____________.

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Continental crust is typically 35 km thick,but may be up to ____________ thicker under mountain ranges.

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Regions where Precambrian metamorphic rocks are exposed at the surface are termed ____________.

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A fold shaped like a right-side up bowl is a(n) ____________.

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Motion along all faults is either strike-slip or dip-slip; combinations of these two types of displacement are never found together in a single fault.

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A body of rock to which a sudden,rapid stress has been applied is more likely to exhibit ____________ than is a body of rock subjected to a gradually applied stress.

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Earthquakes only occur ____________ the brittle/ductile transition depth.

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A joint always occurs as a single,isolated plane within a rock.

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The sides of a fold where curvature is at a minimum are termed ____________.

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Movement along faults often produces sharply angled rock fragments termed ____________.

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A fold shaped like an elongate arch is a(n) ____________.

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Right-lateral and left-lateral are both examples of ____________ faults.

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The distinction between joints and faults is that ____________.

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A fold shaped like an elongate trough is a(n) ____________.

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Normal,reverse,and thrust are all examples of ____________ faults.

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Change in shape,induced by stress,is termed ____________.

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A polished surface produced by rock scraping along a fault is termed a(n) ____________.

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In the above map the vertical,north-south trending fault is a ____________ fault.

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