Ch 11 Review

The oldest layer of an anticline fold is located

• on an incline.

• in the center of the fold.

• within a syncline.

• on the bottom of the fold.

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Which of the following describes a fracture?

• a break in rock where one block slides relative to another

• rock that bends rather than breaks

• a break in rock that can not be repaired

• a break in rock where there is no movement of surrounding rock

Folded mountains form

• when a state of isostasy occurs.

• when continents diverge.

• when continents collide.

• after huge earthquakes.

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When the oceanic and continental lithospheres collide,

• the oceanic plate subducts.

• the continental plate subducts.

• their momentum stops each other.

• they reach isostasy.

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What happens when two oceanic plates collide?

• The denser plate fractures.

• The less dense plate subducts.

• The less dense plate fractures.

• The denser plate subducts.

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What type of mountain forms where blocks of rock drop downward along a series of faults?

• folded mountains

• fault-block mountains

• salt-block mountains

• flawed-block mountains

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What happens when two continental plates collide?

• Large mountains can form.

• Dome mountains are likely to form.

• The plates subduct beneath each other.

• The impact can cause huge earthquakes.

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The type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body is

• compression.

• shear stress.

• tension.

• deposition.

What is the term for the amount of force that changes the shape and volume of rock?

• strain

• stress

• compression

• hypertension

What type of mountain is most likely to form when plates with edges that have oceanic lithosphere collide?

• folded mountain

• fault-block mountain

• volcanic mountain

• dome mountain

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