Chapter 11 Mountain Building Practice Test

Front

Once their strength is exceeded, rocks near the surface behave like:

• modeling clay
• most metals
• glass objects
• caramel candy

Back

glass objects

Front

Under which conditions do rocks exhibit ductile deformation?

Back

high pressures

Front

Where is brittle deformation generally seen?

Back

in rocks near Earth’s surface

Front

A material that undergoes tensional stress tends to

Back

stretch.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of stress seen in rocks? shear stress., transitional stress., tensional stress., compressional stress.

Back

transitional stress.

Front

Because of isostasy, a mountain will ultimately

Back

be eroded to near sea level.

Front

Characteristic typical of folding in sedimentary rock layers?

Back

Downfolds are called synclines.

Front

Faults are generally closely associated with

Back

monoclines.

Front

Movement of crust in a normal fault?

Back

Movement is mostly in a vertical direction.

Front

Faults in which movement is horizontal and parallel to the strike of the fault surface are called

Back

strike-slip faults.