Review - Deformation 2

True or False:  Silicic lava is very light in color, thick, and contains large amounts of dissolved gases.

• True
• False

True or False:  Basaltic lava is very dark in color, thin, and contains only small amounts of dissolved gases.

• True
• False

What type of lava created this volcano?

• Silicic
• Basaltic
• Both
• Neither

What type of volcano is pictured?

• Shield
• Cinder cone
• Composite
• Stratovolcano

An example of this type of volcano is

• Mt. St. Helens
• Vesuvius
• Hawaiian Islands
• Mt. Etna

What type of stress caused this fault?

• twisting
• compression
• shearing
• tension

What type of fault is pictured?

• normal
• reverse
• strike slip
• thrust

Which side represents the hanging wall?

• left
• right
• both
• neither

Which volcanoes are explosive?

• shield
• composite
• cinder cone
• composite and cinder cone

Compositionally, the outer most layer of the earth is

• lithosphere
• crust
• mantle
• asthenosphere