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45HW_FES: Mountain Building Part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Joints are ____ with ____ displacements.

a)

fractures; minimal to no

b)

fractures; large

c)

bends; minimal

d)

bends; large

2.

A dip runs ______ and a strike runs _____ the surface.

a)

parallel; along

b)

along; parallel to

c)

parallel; into

3.

Which image represents a slip-strike fault?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

A reverse fault is created due to ______ stresses.

a)

tensional

b)

compressional

c)

shearing

d)

recumbent

5.

A thrust fault occurs when the angle of incline is ______ than 45 degrees causing the ______ wall to uplift.

a)

greater; hanging

b)

less; hanging

c)

greater; foot

d)

less; foot

6.

Anticlines create _____ which encloses _______ which is a desired resource.

a)

a dome; petroleum

b)

a basin; petroleum

c)

a fault; gold

d)

a dome; rare earth metals

7.

Brittle deformation tends to occur ______ due to ______ .

a)

near the surface; lower temperatures

b)

deep below the surface; lower temperatures

c)

near the surface; higher temperatures

d)

deep below the surface; higher temperatures

8.

Which of these a type of fault?

a)

joint

b)

normal

c)

dip-slip

d)

reverse

e)

anticline

9.

Which of these is used as an example of a basin?

a)

Illnois

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Black Lake Hills

d)

Indiana

e)

Kentucky

10.

Brittle deformation causes...

a)

chemical bonds to break

b)

chemical bonds to form

c)

the crust to fracture

d)

the crust to bend

e)

the crust to form joints