Structural Geology Quiz Review
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is...
tension
shearing
compression
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Compression causes the formation of ...
only anticlines
only synclines
both anticlines and synclines
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a...
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
normal fault
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is a(n) _____________.
anticline
syncline
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When two plates move away from each other __________ faults are created.
normal
reverse
strike slip
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
compression causes the formation of
only anticlines
only synclines
both anticlines and synclines
neither anticlines nor synclines
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
a fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a
slip-strike fault
normal fault
hanging fault
reverse fault
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