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MDL 3.2 Deformation of the Crust

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a change in shape or size resulting from applied forces.

a)

Stress

b)

Faults

c)

deformation

d)

tectonics

2.

At low strain rates more time is available for individual atoms to move and therefore it tend to have a ___________ manner.

a)

ductile

b)

electric

c)

brittle

d)

none of the above

3.

Permanent wavelike deformation in layered rock or sediment responsible for orogeny.

a)

faults

b)

folds

c)

joints

d)

ductile

4.

He is the first one who postulate the Continental Drft Theory.

a)

Albert Wegener

b)

Dutiot

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Alfin Wegener

5.

The subduction in convergent boundaries destroy oceanic lithosphere and it leave a ____________ in topography.

a)

ridge

b)

volcanoes

c)

rift

d)

trench

6.

The problem that was used to reject Continental Drift is that the theory.

a)

It does not explain the when is the parting away started

b)

It does not have evidences

c)

it doesn't have explanation on the mechanism of plates

d)

there ar so many scientist don't get the idea

7.

Evidence of Continental drift that explain why continent showing South America and Africa fitting together.

a)

paleoclimate indicator

b)

rocks and structure

c)

terrestrial fossils

d)

jigsaw puzzle fit

8.

A stage of deformation wherein the strain is reversible or can revert the deformation back to its original form when the stress is removed.

a)

elastic

b)

ductile

c)

fracture

d)

brittle

9.

This is caused by a transform movement. This type of stress cause masses of rock to slip and slide past each other resulting in slippage and translation.

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

convergent

10.

The effect of temperature of material in deformations of rocks.

a)

high temperature less chemical bond, ductile manner

b)

high temperature stronger chemical bond, brittle manner

c)

low temperature less chemical bond, brittle manner

d)

low temperature stronger chemical bond, ductile manner

11.

Continental drift theory believe that continent start to move apart in this time.

a)

Triassic period

b)

Paleozoic era

c)

Beginning of earth

d)

none of the above

12.

Two blocks of crust pull apart and create space, stretching the crust into a valley.

a)

strike-slip faults

b)

reverse faults

c)

thrust faults

d)

normal faults

13.

Stress is a force acting on a rock per unit area and therefore has units of ____________.

a)

force/area

b)

force added to the measure of area

c)

area/force

d)

force multiply by the measure of area

14.

It appears to weaken the chemical bonds and forms films around mineral grains along which slippage can take place.

a)

pressure

b)

water

c)

gas

d)

heat

15.

It explain the movement of the continent.

a)

Continental Drift theory

b)

theory of geosynclines

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

theory of uniformitarianism