
Chapter 9 Geology Summary
Authored by Darrin Dailey
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If an anticline is eroded and exposed at the surface of Earth, where are the oldest rocks?
above the plunge point
away from the axis
on the top
near the axis
randomly distributed throughout
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a kind of fault caused by strong compressional forces?
strike-slip
normal
graben
thrust
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shear stress applied to crustal rocks results in what kind of strain?
tearing (strike-slip faulting)
shortening and thickening
shortening and thinning
change in volume
expansional
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are geologic cross sections designed to show?
places most likely to experience earthquake damage
subsurface structural interpretations based on surface and subsurface measurements
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Increasing rock strength results in what type of strain?
ductile
elastic
expansion
brittle
shear
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Geologists define geologic formations as:
the process of creating a rock
a transgressive overlap
recognizable mappable rock units
a nice shaped identifiable rock feature
the process of lithification
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between a joint and a fault?
joint is a local bar frequented by geologists after mapping faults
A fault is a fracture with movement; a joint is a fracture with no movement
A fault results from tension; a joint results from compression
A joint is a fracture with movement; a fault is a fracture with no movement
A fault is caused by brittle deformation; a joint is caused by ductile deformation
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