Exam One II Flashcards
The following features are associated with a divergent boundary except
Trench
The following features are associated with a convergent boundary except
Mid-Ocean ridge
A ______ is a surface that represents a break in the rock record caused by erosion or non-deposition.
Unconformity
A break in the rock record caused by erosion or non-deposition in which strata below dip at an angle different from that of the beds (layers) above.
Angular unconformity
A(n) ________ is an unconformity in which state above and below are parallel:
Disconformity
A(n) _______ is an unconformity in which older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks are overlain by younger sedimentary strata
Non-conformity
In a _______ fault, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Reverse
In a _______ fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
Normal
A(n) _______ a far-traveled continent or island that collided with and it sutured to another continent/island
Allochthonous terrane
Common rock-forming minerals include:
quartz, potassium, muscovite, hornblende
The mineral ice, that has a chemical formula H2O would be an example of a(n)
Oxide
The mineral anhydrite, that has a chemical formula of CaSO2, would be an example of
Sulfate
