Geological Structures Quiz

What is the angle between the bedding and a horizontal plane called?

• Fold

• Dip

• Fault

• Strike

Which type of fold curves upward and has older rocks at the center?

• Anticline

• Syncline

• Chevron fold

• Recumbent fold

What is a rupture along which the opposite walls have moved past each other called?

• Joint

• Fold

• Unconformity

• Fault

What is the zone of rupture along a fault called?

• Hanging wall

• Foot wall

• Fault zone

• Strike plane

Which type of fault is one in which the hanging wall moves downwards and the foot wall upwards?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike slip fault

• Thrust fault

What are fractures in the rock body along which no movement has taken place called?

• Faults

• Joints

• Unconformities

• Folds

What is a surface that separates two rock units and marks a break in the deposition of sediments called?

• Fold

• Joint

• Unconformity

• Fault