Site MapHelpFeedbackMultiple Choice Quiz
Multiple Choice Quiz
(See related pages)

To help you master concepts from Chapter 15 (Geologic Structures), take this sample examination. Learn to think in three dimensions to do well on this exam!

1
Which of the following is a type of stress?
A)shear.
B)compression.
C)tension.
D)all of these are types of stress.
2
The compass direction of a line formed by the intersection of an inclined plane and a horizontal plane is called:
A)the cross-cutting angle.
B)the intersection angle
C)strike
D)dip.
3
Folding occurs when rocks behave as:
A)brittle solids.
B)fluids.
C)ductile solids.
D)none of these.
4
Anticlines:
A)form in rocks that are resistant to folding.
B)form in rocks as a result of brittle deformation.
C)are upwarped folds.
D)are downwarped folds.
5
Synclines:
A)are never observed in nature.
B)are downwarped folds.
C)are upwarped folds.
D)form in rocks that are resistant to folding.
6
In a syncline, the oldest rocks will be found:
A)on the limbs of the fold.
B)near the axis of the fold.
C)at the bottom of the fold
D)none of these.
7
In a syncline, all rock layers:
A)dip toward the fold axis.
B)dip away from the fold axis.
C)have vertical dips.
D)have horizontal dips.
8
In a syncline, the youngest rock layers:
A)are found on the limbs of the fold.
B)are found nearest the fold axis.
C)dip away from the fold axis.
9
In an plunging anticline, the fold axis plunges:
A)very steeply.
B)toward the flanks of the fold.
C)toward the youngest rocks.
D)none of these.
10
A structural basin is a special case of:
A)a dome.
B)a syncline.
C)an anticline
D)a freak of nature.
11
A fault is observed where the hanging wall is displaced upward relative to the footwall.
A)This is a normal fault.
B)This is a reverse fault.
C)This is a left-lateral strike-slip fault.
D)This is a right-lateral strike-slip fault.
12
The San Andreas Fault is an example of:
A)a normal fault.
B)a reverse fault.
C)a thrust fault.
D)none of these.
13
Faults where displacement is both vertical and horizontal are called:
A)radical faults.
B)complex faults.
C)slippery faults.
D)oblique faults.
14
A fault that displays mostly vertical displacement is:
A)a dip-slip fault.
B)a strike-slip fault.
C)a transform fault.
D)none of these.
15
Strike-slip faults can also be:
A)dip-slip faults.
B)transform faults.
C)anticlines.
D)syncline.
16
Faults result from:
A)ductile deformation of rocks.
B)folding of rocks.
C)brittle deformation of rocks.
D)all of these.
17
Fractures result from:
A)brittle deformation of rocks.
B)ductile deformation of rocks.
C)slow strain rates.
D)all of these.
18
Folds whose limbs are horizontal are known as:
A)horizontal layers.
B)overturned folds.
C)massively thrusted folds.
D)recumbent folds.
19
Which of the following is not a fold type?
A)syncline.
B)anticline.
C)dome.
D)thrust fold.
20
Which geologic setting has the most obvious dip-slip faults?
A)The midwest United States.
B)The Basin and Range Province of North America.
C)California.
D)The Canadian Shield.







plummerOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 15 > Multiple Choice Quiz