The Perfect Practice Test For Geology Exams Part- III
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If you are a first-time Geology student, one of the things you need to know at the end of your course is the structure, composition, and processes of the earth from the center to surface. This is the third test in "The Perfect Practice Test For Geology Exams" series. It will help you put your understanding of the subject on a tough test.
- 1.
The orientation of rock layers can be determined by measuring:
- A.
Location
- B.
Strike and dip
- C.
Height
- D.
Thickness
Correct Answer
B. Strike and dip -
- 2.
Brittle failure is associated with:
- A.
A. Rocks deep within the crust, where high temperatures cause rocks to break.
- B.
B. Rocks at the surface, where temperatures and pressures are low.
- C.
C. The slow application of stress, which allows atoms to migrate from areas of maximum stress and rebound in areas of lower stress.
- D.
D. None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. B. Rocks at the surface, where temperatures and pressures are low. -
- 3.
Deformation is most easily seen :
- A.
A. In igneous plutons that contain a significant number of hydrous minerals.
- B.
B. In sedimentary rocks because they were originally horizontal and deformation disturbs their horizontality in visually obvious ways.
- C.
C. In non-foliated metamorphic rocks such as marble and quartzite.
- D.
D. None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. B. In sedimentary rocks because they were originally horizontal and deformation disturbs their horizontality in visually obvious ways. -
- 4.
Along a fault, the rock masses on either side of the fracture have moved relative to each other.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 5.
Each type of fault :
- A.
Is produced by a particular type of stress.
- B.
Occurs at a distinct depth in the mantle.
- C.
Is caused by elastic strain.
- D.
Is the result of a different type of strain.
Correct Answer
A. Is produced by a particular type of stress. -
- 6.
Faults that form by a horizontal slip of adjacent blocks of rock:
- A.
Are called strike-slip faults.
- B.
Do not cause any ground displacement.
- C.
Usually contain at least one block that has dropped down a significant distance.
- D.
Generally form at divergent plate boundaries.
Correct Answer
A. Are called strike-slip faults. -
- 7.
Faults with oblique-slip combine vertical and horizontal motion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
Fractures in rocks are evidence of:
- A.
Plastic strain
- B.
Elastic strain
- C.
Brittle strain
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. None of the above -
- 9.
In a reverse fault:
- A.
Powerful compressional forces are needed to move the rocks above the fault plane up.
- B.
The fault blocks first move down and then reverse direction, to move up.
- C.
Shear stress causes the two fault blocks to move past each other horizontally.
- D.
Tensional forces allow the rocks above the fault plane to drop down.
Correct Answer
A. Powerful compressional forces are needed to move the rocks above the fault plane up. -
- 10.
In dip-slip faults, the fault blocks move up and down, parallel to the dip of the fault plane.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
Overthrust is associated with thrust faults and can be responsible for placing an older rock on top of younger rock.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 12.
Rock fractures with no evidence of movement are called faults.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 13.
Synclines and anticlines are evidence of tensional stress experienced by the rocks.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 14.
Folds are found mainly at:
- A.
Transform plate boundaries, where rocks are being pushed together.
- B.
Convergent plate boundaries, where rocks are being squeezed together.
- C.
Divergent plate boundaries, where rocks are being pulled apart.
- D.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
A. Transform plate boundaries, where rocks are being pushed together. -
- 15.
Which of the following is the definition of an anticline?
- A.
A fold that is concave-upward.
- B.
A fold whose limbs plunge toward one another.
- C.
A fold whose axis is horizontal.
- D.
A fold whose limbs are inclined away from each other.
Correct Answer
A. A fold that is concave-upward. -
- 16.
When an entire sequence of anticlines and synclines tilts so that the structure’s axes intersect the Earth’s surface they are called:
- A.
Symmetrical folds.
- B.
Recumbent folds.
- C.
Overturned folds.
- D.
Plunging folds.
Correct Answer
D. Plunging folds. -
- 17.
In a setting of tensional tectonics:
- A.
Normal faulting occurs
- B.
Basin formation occurs
- C.
Steep faults shallow with a depth
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Normal faulting occurs -
- 18.
Under compressive tectonics:
- A.
Blocks of crustal rocks slide past each other sideways
- B.
Layers of rocks are thrust over each other
- C.
Basins are formed
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. Layers of rocks are thrust over each other -
- 19.
An example of strike-slip faulting is:
- A.
The Rhine Valley
- B.
The Keystone fault, Nevada
- C.
The San Andreas
- D.
The Basin and Range
Correct Answer
C. The San Andreas -
- 20.
21. Minerals are stable
- A.
A. Under all conditions.
- B.
B. Under no conditions, that’s why they weather.
- C.
C. Under the conditions in which they originally formed.
Correct Answer
C. C. Under the conditions in which they originally formed. -
- 21.
22. The changes that occur to minerals during metamorphism
- A.
A. Occur very quickly as temperature changes.
- B.
B. Occur by the initiation of partial melting.
- C.
C. Occur in the solid state.
- D.
D. Occur when minerals dissolve in hot water.
Correct Answer
C. C. Occur in the solid state. -
- 22.
23. Unstable minerals will recrystallize during metamorphism
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 23.
24. Temperature beneath the continental crust increases at a rate of 2 to 3 degrees centigrade per meter
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 24.
25. Equally exerted pressure within the crust is termed
- A.
A. Shear pressure.
- B.
B. Confining pressure.
- C.
C. Directed pressure.
- D.
D. Partial pressure.
Correct Answer
B. B. Confining pressure. -
- 25.
26. Which of the following factors is not a significant part of metamorphism
- A.
A. Fluids.
- B.
B. Gravity.
- C.
C. Heat.
- D.
D. Pressure.
Correct Answer
B. B. Gravity. -
- 26.
27. Which type of metamorphism has the steepest temperature gradient?
- A.
A. Burial
- B.
B. Regional
- C.
C. Contact
- D.
D. High pressure
Correct Answer
C. C. Contact -
- 27.
28. Convergent plate boundaries squeeze rocks, producing regional metamorphic rocks
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 28.
29. Burial metamorphism typically does not produce foliated rocks due to
- A.
A. The lack of clay minerals in the parent rock.
- B.
B. The high-pressure environment.
- C.
C. The absence of directed pressure.
- D.
D. The low temperature environment.
Correct Answer
B. B. The high-pressure environment. -
- 29.
30. Increasing metamorphic grade goes from:
- A.
A. Phyllite, schist, gneiss, migmatite
- B.
B. Slate, schist, migmatite, phyllite
- C.
C. Gneiss, schist, phyllite, slate
- D.
D. Slate, schist, gneiss, phyllite
Correct Answer
A. A. Phyllite, schist, gneiss, migmatite -
- 30.
31. The composition of the parent rock has little influence on the formation of metamorphic minerals.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 31.
32. Metamorphic grade describes the
- A.
A. Temperature conditions of metamorphism.
- B.
B. Tectonic setting during metamorphism.
- C.
C. Pressure conditions of metamorphism.
- D.
D. The intensity of the metamorphism.
Correct Answer
A. A. Temperature conditions of metamorphism. -
- 32.
33. What is the name for a line on a geologic map that delineates where one metamorphic grade changes to another?
- A.
A. Contact
- B.
B. Isotherm
- C.
C. Isograd
- D.
D. Isobar
Correct Answer
C. C. Isograd -
- 33.
34. Which of the following rocks do not have shale as the parent rock?
- A.
A. Marble
- B.
B. Phyllite
- C.
C. Gneiss
- D.
D. Slate
Correct Answer
A. A. Marble -
- 34.
35. Which of the following statements about eclogites is false?
- A.
A. Eclogite form at high pressures.
- B.
B. Eclogite form in subduction zones.
- C.
C. Eclogite form next to granitic intrusions.
- D.
D. Eclogites form at high temperatures
Correct Answer
C. C. Eclogite form next to granitic intrusions. -
- 35.
36. Which statement is false?
- A.
A. Garnet occurs in amphibolite facies metamorphosed shale
- B.
B. Epidote occurs in greenschists facies metamorphosed basalt
- C.
C. Muscovite occurs in low-grade metamorphosed shale
- D.
D. Garnet occurs in low-grade metamorphosed basalt.
Correct Answer
D. D. Garnet occurs in low-grade metamorphosed basalt. -
- 36.
37. Relative dating methods tell time by
- A.
A. Using minerals to determine when a rock formed.
- B.
B. Determining the time of formation of a rock.
- C.
C. Examining the age of a rock relative to that of the Earth.
- D.
D. Using rock properties to determine which is youngest or oldest of a group.
Correct Answer
D. D. Using rock properties to determine which is youngest or oldest of a group. -
- 37.
38. A fault may be used to tell relative time, and is an example of
- A.
A. A cross-cutting relationship.
- B.
B. An inclusion in the rock.
- C.
C. A disconformity.
- D.
D. An unconformity.
Correct Answer
A. A. A cross-cutting relationship. -
- 38.
39. A stratigraphic succession is:
- A.
a. A chronologically ordered set of strata with young on top
- B.
b. A chronologically ordered set of strata with old on top
- C.
c. A chronologically ordered set of strata without a time hiatus
- D.
D. A chronologically ordered set of strata that lies horizontally
Correct Answer
B. b. A chronologically ordered set of strata with old on top -
- 39.
40. Tracing of geologic units over large distances using fossils and other evidence is a process referred to as
- A.
A. Horizontality.
- B.
B. Faunal succession.
- C.
C. Correlation.
- D.
D. Uniformity.
Correct Answer
B. B. Faunal succession. -
- 40.
41. A disconformity represents
- A.
A. A sequence of rocks where relative dating is not possible.
- B.
b. A break in a sequence of sedimentary rocks.
- C.
C. A sequence of sedimentary rocks overlying igneous or metamorphic rocks.
- D.
D. A change in depositional environments from marine to terrestrial.
Correct Answer
C. C. A sequence of sedimentary rocks overlying igneous or metamorphic rocks. -
- 41.
42. A gap in the geologic record is called
- A.
A. Lapse
- B.
B. Hiatus
- C.
C. Discontinuity
- D.
D. Unconformity
Correct Answer
D. D. Unconformity -
- 42.
43. Sedimentary rocks are originally laid down in vertical sheets or layers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 43.
44. A fragment of sandstone found within a basaltic lava flow must be older than the lava:
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 44.
45. Animals with shells or bones are more likely to become fossilized than those without:
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 45.
46. A mafic dike is an example of a crosscutting relationship:
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 46.
47. What is the right order of decreasing age for the following periods:
- A.
a. Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian COSD
- B.
B. Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Cambrian
- C.
C. Cambrian, Ordovician, Devonian, Silurian
- D.
D. Ordovician, Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian
Correct Answer
A. a. Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian COSD -
- 47.
48. What transition between to periods was NOT associated with mass extinction:
- A.
A. Cretaceous-Paleogene
- B.
B. Jurassic-Cretaceous
- C.
C. Traissic-Jurassic
- D.
D. Permian-Triassic
Correct Answer
B. B. Jurassic-Cretaceous -
- 48.
49. The rate at which an isotope decays is known as its:
- A.
A. Neutron conversion rate.
- B.
B. Isotopic change rate.
- C.
C. Decay time.
- D.
D. Half-life.
Correct Answer
D. D. Half-life. -
- 49.
50. Carbon-14 dating is typically applied to:
- A.
A. Organic sediments older than 1 million years.
- B.
B. Paleozoic coal deposits.
- C.
C. Organic material less than 70,000 years old.
- D.
D. Dinosaur fossils.
Correct Answer
C. C. Organic material less than 70,000 years old. -
- 50.
51. Which of the following is not a long-lived (over 100 m.y.) isotopic dating method:
- A.
A. Potassium-argon
- B.
B. Carbon-14
- C.
C. Thorium-lead
- D.
D. Rubidium strontium
Correct Answer
B. B. Carbon-14 -
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