Question 1

What type of fault is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  dip-slip fault
B)  normal fault
C)  strike-slip fault
D)  reverse faultE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What is the difference between a joint and a fault?

Accepted Answer

A)  a joint is formed by confining pressure
B)  a joint is formed by differential stress but a fault is not
C)  a fault is formed by tension but a joint is formed by compression
D)  a fault displaces the rocks on one side relative to anotherE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  A and B
B)  B and C
C)  C and D
D)  D and E
E)  A and CF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT cause metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  heating by magma
B)  subduction
C)  a change in stress
D)  shearing at depth
E)  any of these can cause metamorphismF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  sandstone-quartzite
B)  limestone-marble
C)  shale-schist
D)  shale-gneiss
E)  all of these are correct matchesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  thrust fault
B)  anticline
C)  syncline
D)  monocline
E)  basinF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the numbers on this figure indicates high pressure/low temperature metamorphic conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  fault scarp
B)  joint set
C)  asymmetric fold
D)  dip slopeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

What causes the stress that forms joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  burial and tectonic forces
B)  cooling and contraction
C)  uplift and unloading of pressure
D)  all of these
E)  none of theseF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

What type of structure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  thrust fault
B)  anticline
C)  syncline
D)  monocline
E)  basinF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 13

What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

Accepted Answer

A)  folds and cleavage do not typically occur together
B)  cleavage is usually later than the associated folds
C)  cleavage is usually earlier than the associated folds
D)  cleavage is usually parallel to the axial surfaces of foldsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ductile behavior
B)  brittle deformation
C)  fracturing
D)  only minor changes in minerals
E)  none of theseF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement
B)  rotation
C)  internal strain of the rock
D)  columnar jointsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid pressure
B)  compression
C)  shear
D)  tension
E)  none of theseF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

If a rock is subjected to differential stress,then it means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  forces are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount
B)  stresses are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount
C)  fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure
D)  the amount of stress is greater in some directions than in othersE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

In which part of New England would you most likely find gneiss?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Catskill Mountains and nearby parts of New York
B)  in Vermont where the metamorphic grades are low
C)  in New Hampshire and Maine where domes expose high-grade metamorphic rocks
D)  all of theseE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  sandstone-greenstone
B)  basalt-marble
C)  limestone-quartzite
D)  shale-slate
E)  none of theseF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

What features are shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sandstone?

Accepted Answer

A)  faults
B)  folds
C)  cleavage
D)  foliation
E)  jointsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 8: Deformation and Metamorphism

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

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What causes the stress that forms joints?

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Which of the numbers on this figure indicates high pressure/low temperature metamorphic conditions?

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Which location on this diagram would most likely record hot conditions deep within the continental crust?

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In what site on this figure would you expect regional metamorphism?

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What is the typical relationship of cleavage to folds?

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What is the difference between a joint and a fault?

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If a rock is subjected to differential stress,then it means that:

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What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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What type of feature is shown in this photograph?

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What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?

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What type of fault is shown in this figure?

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

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What features are shown in this photograph of unmetamorphosed sandstone?

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Which of the following does NOT cause metamorphism?

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Which of the following matches a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

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Which of the following does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

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

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What type of structure is shown in this figure?

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In which part of New England would you most likely find gneiss?

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