1 / 45

Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions. Chapter 16. Part I. Question 1. Before Hutton, it was widely assumed that the features of the Earth's surface were: A. always there B. formed by a single, catastrophic event C. underwent gradual change over time D. A and B. Question 2.

Download Presentation

Discussion Questions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Discussion Questions Chapter 16

  2. Part I

  3. Question 1 • Before Hutton, it was widely assumed that the features of the Earth's surface were: • A. always there • B. formed by a single, catastrophic event • C. underwent gradual change over time • D. A and B

  4. Question 2 • Hutton observed that rocks, rock structures and features of the earth are all related. This relationship is called: • A. history • B. principle of uniformity • C. principles of geology • D. philosophy

  5. Question 3 • The principle of uniformity has a basic frame of reference. This frame of reference is • A. plate tectonics. • B. continental drift. • C. changes and deformations of rocks today and in the past. • D. compressive strain.

  6. Question 4 • You observe a hill that has been cut-through by a road. The rock layers display a curving shape. What has likely happened to the rock mass? • A. normal faulting • B. reverse faulting • C. folding • D. vulcanism

  7. Question 5 • How a rock responds to stress and strain does NOT depend on • A. nature of the rock. • B. temperature of the rock. • C. pressure on the rock. • D. mass of the rock.

  8. Question 6 • In an anticline, the youngest rocks are found: • A. at the top of the fold • B. in the middle of the fold • C. along the stress fracture • D. at the bottom of the fold

  9. Question 7 • Rocks near or on the surface are NOT • A. cooler than those below the surface. • B. hotter that those below the surface. • C. are less brittle. • D. are under more pressure.

  10. Question 8 • The San Andreas fault is a good example of a • A. normal fault. • B. reverse fault. • C. thrust fault. • D. none of these.

  11. Question 9 • Which is NOT a type of fault? • A. normal • B. reverse • C. thrust • D. forward

  12. Question 10 • The epicenter is located by • A. measuring how long the earthquake lasts. • B. measuring the time difference between P and S waves. • C. using time data from several seismographs to triangulate the location. • D. B and C.

  13. Question 11 • During an earthquake, you should NOT • A. run outdoors if you are indoors. • B. stop your car. • C. move away from power lines. • D. move away from windows.

  14. Question 12 • An earthquake is • A. the result of the sudden release of energy that comes from stress on rock. • B. ground displacement and motion. • C. the cause of tsunamis. • D. all of the above.

  15. Question 13 • The Black Hills in South Dakota and the Adirondack Mountains in New York are • A. arched mountains. • B. domed mountains. • C. volcanic mountains. • D. compressed mountains.

  16. Question 14 • The Appalachian Mountains were formed when • A. North American split from South America. • B. North America collided with Europe and Africa. • C. North America collided with South America. • D. North America split from Europe and Africa.

  17. Question 15 • Mountains that were formed as a result of volcanic eruptions are • A. Alps. • B. Cascades. • C. Rockies. • D. Appalachians.

  18. Question 16 • The source of magma for Mount St. Helens volcano is • A. Cascade Mountains. • B. subduction of the continental lithosphere under the Juan de Fuca plate. • C. subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate under the continental lithosphere. • D. continental lithosphere to Juan de Fuca plate divergence.

  19. Question 17 • In which region of the USA, would one expect to find prominent folded mountains? • A. Pacific Northwestern, as in Oregon • B. Eastern, as in Pennsylvania • C. Midwestern, as in Iowa • D. Southern, as in Alabama

  20. Question 18 • Crushing of rock at a quarry to make smaller sized gravel is an example of • A. physical weathering. • B. chemical weathering. • C. mechanical weathering. • D. reduction weathering.

  21. Question 19 • Fragments of rocks fall into a mountain stream and are carried into the valley. This is an example of • A. weathering. • B. erosion. • C. mass movement. • D. B and C

  22. Question 20 • Tree roots grow and expand, and eventually break though a sidewalk. This is an example of: • A. corrosion. • B. erosion. • C. wedging. • D. disintegration.

  23. Part II

  24. Question 1 • The premise that the present is key to understanding the past is called: • A. history • B. principle of uniformity • C. principles of geology • D. philosophy

  25. Question 2 • The process of deformation that changes the earth's surface is called • A. continental drift. • B. plate tectonics. • C. diastrophism. • D. volcanism.

  26. Question 3 • Diastrophism, the process of deformation that changes the earth's surface is responsible for • A. plateaus. • B. mountains. • C. both A and B. • D. none of the above.

  27. Question 4 • A force that compresses, pulls apart or deforms a rock is called • A. stress. • B. strain. • C. pressure. • D. tension.

  28. Question 5 • The force that does NOT cause rock stress is: • A. compressive • B. tensional • C. shear • D. transform

  29. Question 6 • Rock stress caused by two plates moving together is • A. compressive stress. • B. tensional stress. • C. shear stress. • D. transform stress.

  30. Question 7 • Adjustment to stress is defined as • A. release. • B. strain. • C. pressure. • D. relief.

  31. Question 8 • Rocks at great depths are under • A. lower temperature and higher pressure. • B. higher temperature and higher pressure. • C. higher temperature and lower pressure. • D. lower temperature and lower pressure.

  32. Question 9 • A bend in layered bedrock which resulted from stress is called • A. fracture. • B. fold. • C. fault. • D. twist.

  33. Question 10 • Folds that resemble an arch are called • A. inverted basins. • B. clines. • C. anticlines. • D. synclines.

  34. Question 11 • A fold that forms a trough is called • A. syncline. • B. basin. • C. inverted arch. • D. semicline.

  35. Question 12 • Movement between rocks on one side of a fracture relative to the rocks on the other side of the fracture is called a • A. fracture. • B. transformation. • C. fault. • D. displacement.

  36. Question 13 • The actual place where seismic waves originate is called the _________ of the earthquake. • A. epicenter • B. focus • C. root • D. source

  37. Question 14 • The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the • A. fault line. • B. epicenter. • C. source. • D. quake starting point.

  38. Question 15 • An earthquake that occurs in the upper part of the mantle is called • A. shallow focus. • B. deep focus. • C. lithosphere focus. • D. intermediate focus.

  39. Question 16 • The size of an earthquake is measured by • A. how many buildings are damaged. • B. amount of energy released at the focus. • C. the height of the tsunami it generated. • D. time of the earthquake.

  40. Question 17 • The energy of the vibrations or the magnitude of an earthquake is reported using the • A. seismograph scale. • B. Richter scale. • C. magnitude scale. • D. Mercalli Scale.

  41. Question 18 • Earthquakes are detected and measured by a • A. seismometer. • B. Geiger counter. • C. Doppler radar. • D. oil well monitors.

  42. Question 19 • Elevated parts of the Earth's crust that rise above the surrounding surface are called: • A. ridges • B. hills • C. plateaus • D. mountains

  43. Question 20 • Which of the following is NOT a classification of mountain origin? • A. folding • B. faulting • C. parallel • D. volcanic

  44. Answers for Part I 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. C

  45. Answers for Part II 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C

More Related