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Quiz (See related pages) 1 What type of deformation is shown in this photograph? A) displacement B) rotation C) internal strain of the rock D) columnar joints 2 Under what conditions was this rock likely deformed? A) relatively shallow B) brittle conditions C) conditions that favored fracturing D) all of these 3 What type of stress formed the structure shown in this figure? A) fluid pressure B) compression C) shear D) tension E) none of these 4 What type of structures are shown in this photograph? A) joints B) normal faults C) reverse faults D) anticlines E) synclines 5 What causes the stress that forms joints? A) burial and tectonic forces B) cooling and contraction C) uplift and unloading of pressure D) all of the above E) none of the above 6 What type of stress could form the fault in this figure? Course-wide Content Glossary Concept Sketches Investigation Spreadsh... Chapter 8 Quizzes Quiz More Resources Investigation Worksheets Home > Chapter 8 > Quiz A) confining pressure B) horizontal tension C) horizontal compression D) horizontal pushing E) any of the above 7 What type of fault is shown in this figure? A) dip-slip fault B) normal fault C) strike-slip fault D) reverse fault E) a and b only 8 What type of structure is shown in this figure? A) thrust fault B) anticline C) syncline D) monocline E) basin 9 What type of structure is shown in this figure? A) horizontal syncline B) plunging anticline C) plunging syncline D) asymmetric anticline E) asymmetric syncline 10 What type of structure is shown in this figure? A) thrust fault B) anticline C) syncline D) monocline E) dome 11 Which of the following does NOT help define foliation in metamorphic rocks? A) a dominant orientation of crystals, such as mica B) light- and dark-colored bands C) flattened shapes of deformed objects, such as pebbles D) crystals that grow in a random orientation E) all of these 12 What type of metamorphic feature is shown in this photograph? A) anticline B) syncline C) monocline D) lineation 13 What type of metamorphic rock is shown here? A) slate B) hornfels C) greenstone D) banded gneiss 14 What type of metamorphism would occur in this setting? A) regional metamorphism B) contact metamorphism C) subduction D) normal faulting 15 Which of the following is a common metamorphic process? A) deforming objects into new shapes B) rotation of minerals into a common orientation C) remobilization of chemical constituents into light and dark bands D) dissolving some parts of the rock and carrying the material away E) all of these 16 Which of the numbers on this figure indicates low pressure/high temperature metamorphic conditions? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 17 Which location on this diagram would most likely record contact metamorphism in shallow levels of the crust? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 18 In what environments does low pressure/high temperature metamorphism occur? A) A) near magma but at shallow levels B) near magma but at deep levels C) under normal conditions of burial and heating D) in a subduction zone or accretionary prism E) none of these 19 Which of the following characterizes a continental rift? A) contact metamorphism near magma chambers B) normal faults C) tension D) metamorphism associated with shearing E) all of these 20 Which of the following structures can be related to or can occur close to faults? A) joints B) tilted blocks C) anticlines D) synclines E) all of these 21 What type of feature is shown in this photograph? A) fault scarp B) joint set C) asymmetric fold D) dip slope 22 Which of the following statements is valid about the structural and metamorphic history of New England? A) The geology of New England, like most of the East Coast, is not complicated. B) The geology of New England has few large folds and thrust faults. C) The rocks of New England have a similar metamorphic grade from New York to Maine. D) Most of the metamorphic rocks of New England had the same temperature-pressure history. E) None of these. Submit Answers To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its Information Center. 2010 McGraw-Hill Higher Education Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice. McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Pam Novak Quiz