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WorksheetsGeology Final Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is...
a)
tension
b)
shearing
c)
compression
2.
Compression causes the formation of ...
a)
only anticlines
b)
only synclines
c)
both anticlines and synclines
3.
A fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a...
a)
reverse fault
b)
strike-slip fault
c)
normal fault
4.
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is a(n) _____________.
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
5.
When two plates move away from each other __________ faults are created.
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike slip
6.
compression causes the formation of
a)
only anticlines
b)
only synclines
c)
both anticlines and synclines
d)
neither anticlines nor synclines
7.
a fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a
a)
slip-strike fault
b)
normal fault
c)
hanging fault
d)
reverse fault
8.
the stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is
a)
shearing
b)
compression
c)
tension
d)
uplifting
9.
The force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is
a)
shearing
b)
compression
c)
tension
d)
uplifting
10.
The force that creates Strike-Slip faults is known as...
a)
Shearing
b)
Compression
c)
Tension
11.
What type of stress is this?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
12.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
13.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
14.
What type of stress causes these folds?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
15.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
16.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
17.
The cat is standing on the...
a)
foot wall
b)
hanging wall
c)
left
d)
weirdest elevator ever
18.
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?
a)
stress
b)
focus
c)
friction
d)
fracture
19.
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle!
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
sheear
d)
rubber-binder
20.
Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement?
a)
shear
b)
compression
c)
tension
d)
constriction
21.
What does the movement of tectonics plates cause on rocks?
a)
Places stress on rocks.
b)
The rocks disappear.
c)
The rocks start to erode.
d)
All of the above.
22.
What is deformation?
a)
Process when the rocks break apart or erode.
b)
Process of when rocks melt away.
c)
Process when rocks change shape under pressure.
d)
Process when
23.
What occurs during folding?
a)
When the rocks change color.
b)
When the rocks form and create a landslide.
c)
When the rock layers combine to create a mountain.
d)
When rock layer bend under stress.
24.
What are the two types of folding?
a)
Horizontal and Vertical
b)
Synclines and Anticlines
c)
Up and down
d)
Bottom and Top
25.
What happens in strike slip faults?
a)
Fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
b)
Fault blocks move past each other vertically.
c)
The faults do not move at all.
d)
The faults do move but not enough to cause anything.
26.
What happens in a normal fault?
a)
The faults move apart and completely separate.
b)
The faults move side to side because of pressure.
c)
The faults move in a normal way (down) due to gravity.
d)
The faults do not move because they are normal faults.
27.
What happens in reverse faults?
a)
The hanging blocks move upward relative to the footwall.
b)
The blocks in the fault both move downward.
c)
The fault causes a reaction that rises up and creates a mountain.
d)
Nothing happens with the blocks except that they move sideways a little.
28.
a fault where the hanging wall moves upward compared to the footwall at an angle less than 45 degrees
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
thrust fault
d)
strike-slip fault
29.
What is the Strike and Dip symbol showing?
a)
N 10 W vetical bed
b)
N 10 E dipping 63 to SW
c)
N 10 W overturned bed dipping 63
30.
What type of deformation will not return to its original shape once the stress is removed?
a)
Ductile
b)
Elastic
31.
What is this symbol Showing?
a)
Plunging Anticline
b)
Nonplunging Syncline
c)
Nonplunging Anticline
d)
Plunging Syncline
32.
What direction does Fish Creek Flow?
a)
South West
b)
North West
c)
South East
d)
North East
33.
What is the Approximate elevation of the X?
a)
1700
b)
1000
c)
900
d)
1500
34.
Gradual increase in elevation is represented by which of the following?
a)
V-shaped contours
b)
Closley spaced contours
c)
Widely spaced contours
d)
none of these
35.
Which profile Matches line AB
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.
Identify the image
a)
monocline
b)
syncline
c)
anticline
37.
Identify the image
a)
monocline
b)
anticline
c)
syncline
38.
What type of fault is this? (The hanging wall moved down relative to the foot wall)
a)
normal fault which usually occurs as a result of compression.
b)
normal fault which usually occurs from tension
c)
reverse fault which usually occurs from tension
d)
reverse fault which usually occurs from compression
39.
The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is...
a)
tension
b)
shearing
40.
Compression causes the formation of ...
a)
only anticlines
b)
only synclines
c)
both anticlines and synclines
41.
A fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a...
a)
reverse fault
b)
strike-slip fault
42.
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is a(n) _____________.
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
43.
In which type of fault does the hanging wall slide up and over the footwall?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
44.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
45.
Mountains formed primarily by folding are called __________________ mountains.
a)
orogenisis
b)
Compressional forces
c)
Folded mountains
d)
Really big mountains
46.
When upwarping produces a circular or elongated structure, the feature is called a __________________.
a)
basin
b)
plateau
c)
dome
d)
sugar cone
47.
Which type of STRESS occurs in a Thrust fault?
a)
compression
b)
tensional
c)
sheer
48.
Which type of STRESS occurs in each type of fault? Reverse Fault _______________.
a)
compression
b)
sheer
c)
tensional
49.
What is an anticline?
a)
A fold that bends up
b)
A fold that bends down
50.
What is an syncline?
a)
A fold that bends up
b)
A fold that bends down
51.
# 1
a)
Syncline
b)
Anticline
c)
Fold
d)
Fault
52.
# 2
a)
Syncline
b)
Anticline
c)
Fold
d)
Fault
53.
A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust?
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
fracture
d)
strike-slip fault
54.
What part of a fold is pictured here?
a)
upfold
b)
downfold
c)
anticline
d)
syncline
55.
What part of a fold is pictured here?
a)
upfold
b)
downfold
c)
anticline
d)
syncline
56.
a)
Fold
b)
Fault
57.
a)
Fold
b)
Fault
58.
Which Strike and Dip is for a vertical bed?
a)
a
b)
c
c)
e
d)
f
e)
g
59.
Which Strike and Dip is for a N80E with a dip of 45?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
e)
f
60.
Which Strike and Dip is for a N80E with a dip of 45?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
e)
f
61.
Which Strike and Dip is for a overturned bed?
a)
d
b)
e
c)
f
d)
g
e)
h
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