XXVI. Question (700-750) Flashcards
A sharp-crested ridge formed by steeply inclined resistant rock product of differential erosion is known as? a. Cuesta b. Dyke c. Razorback d. Hogback
d. Hogback
A small fold on the limb or hinge of a larger fold with which it is congruent is known as? a. Daughter fold b. Parasitic fold c. Epidermis fold d. Drape fold
b. Parasitic fold
A sheet-like allochthonous rock unit which has moved on a predominantly horizontal surface is called? a. Nappe b. Overburden c. Transverse sheet d. Overfold
a. Nappe
A semi-isolated body of water situated behind an offshore bar: a. Swamp b. Lagoon c. Crevasse splay d. Oxbow lake e. None of the above
b. Lagoon
A small, steep-sided volcano made up of pyroclastic materials is a: a. Lava dome b. Shield volcano c. Cinder cone d. Caldera
c. Cinder cone
A spit will grow towards the same direction as the longshore current.
False
A statement of elastic deformation, that strain is directly proportional to stress: a. Darcy’s law b. Newton’s Law c. Snell’s Law d. Hooke’s Law
d. Hooke’s Law
A soil anomaly over a steep slope may indicate a mineral deposit directly below it: a. True b. False c. Irrelevant
a. True
A soil that buried rapidly and may be preserved in the geologic record as an ancient soil: a. Caliche b. Laterite c. Pedocal d. Paleosol
d. Paleosol
A staining method is used for determining aragonite from calcite using FEIGL’S solution. What stain-color would be if the mineral was to be an albite? a. Yellow b. Black c. Red d. Blue
a. Yellow
A shell formation contains the following fossils the ranges of which are indicated as follows: Fossil 1: Triassic to Cretaceous, Fossil 2: Cretaceous, Fossil 3: Cretaceous to Quaternary. What is the most probable age of the rock? a. Triassic b. Jurassic c. Cretaceous d. Tertiary e. Quaternary
c. Cretaceous
A silica tetrahedron is composed of: a) one silicon atom and three oxygen atoms b) one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms c) one silicon atom and three hydroxide molecules d) one silicon atom, three oxygen atoms, and one or more cations, depending on their charge
b) one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms
A slow, continuous movement in relatively plastic earth materials below the weathered zone is called: a) Soil creep b) Deep creep c) Solifluction
a) Soil creep
A solid-walled pipe is inserted into the ground. The height to which water rises in the pipe is the _______ at that point. a) Piezometric surface b) Piezometric pressure c) Water table
a) Piezometric surface
A small, rapid movement of largely unconsolidated material that slides or rolls downward or produces surface of low hammocks with small intervening depressions.
Subsidence
A star’s energy is generated through nucleosynthesis. This process usually starts with the fusion of _____. a. He to N b. N to He c. H to He d. He to H
c. H to He
A seismometer records ground motion.
True
A solidified magma is called: a) Basalt b) Andesite c) Igneous rock d) Solid rock e) Solid magma
c) Igneous rock
A seismometer records ground motion.
True
A seismograph is a type of seismometer.
True
A seismograph is a record of an earthquake.
True
A seismometer records an earthquake.
True
A solid petroleum that occurs as a component of shale: a. Tar b. Kerosene c. Kerogen d. Coal
c. Kerogen
A small diameter nonpumping well used to measure the elevation of the water table or potentiometric surface is: a) Production well b) Piezometer c) Stage d) Permeameter
b) Piezometer
A small igneous body of rock that has intruded into a sedimentary rock and has an outcrop area of less than about 100 km² is known as a: a) aa b) Sill c) Stock d) Dike e) Pluton
c) Stock
A stereoscope is used for which purpose? a. To view aerial photographs in three dimensions b. To examine minerals under polarized light c. To identify crystal structures d. To analyze soil layers
a. To view aerial photographs in three dimensions
A stream which drains in a direction that follows the original regional slope of the land is called: a. Insequent b. Consequent c. Obsequent d. Resequent e. Subsequent
b. Consequent
A teetotaler can never be found in the bar of a hotel. But he had no objection to a picnic on the ‘bar’ of a river. What kind of a bar is this? a. A body of sand projecting from the bank b. Sand and shingle ridge in the sea across the mouth of a river c. Barrier in an estuary d. A tongue of land separating stream channels in a delta
b. Sand and shingle ridge in the sea across the mouth of a river
A syneclise is what type of structure? a. Broad, regional depressed structure b. Composite synclinal structure c. Contemporaneously deposited sedimentary structures d. Widely-separated structures formed at the same time
a. Broad, regional depressed structure
A technique to measure the temperature (paleothermometer) that is based on how shiny the coal is: a. Pollen color b. Gas chromatography c. Vitrinite reflectance d. Clay mineral analysis e. None of the above
c. Vitrinite reflectance
A tectonic process by which material is added to a tectonic plate or a landmass: a. Accretion b. Juxtaposition c. Docking d. Subduction
a. Accretion
A term applied to the accretion of carbonate forming concentric layers around a nucleus is called: a. Stylolite b. Oolite c. Calcarenite
b. Oolite
A stream in which there is an equilibrium between the capacity of the stream and the stream’s bed load is called: a. An equitable stream b. A sloped stream c. A graded stream d. Base level stream
c. A graded stream
A syncline is: a. A downwarped fold b. An upwarped fold c. I don’t know what an anticline is
a. A downwarped fold
A tabular igneous rock body that cuts discordantly across other rock formations is called a: a. Dike b. Batholith c. Sill d. Stock
a. Dike
A steeply dipping fault in which the hanging wall has moved down relative to the footwall is what kind of fault? a. Reverse b. Thrust c. Strike-slip d. Normal
d. Normal
A surface of very low relief, which characterizes some of the deep ocean basin floors: a. Continental shelf b. Continental apron c. Abyssal plain d. Basin
c. Abyssal plain
A strike fault separating two lithospheric plates is generally known as: a. Slip fault b. Transform fault c. Thrust fault d. En echelon fault
b. Transform fault
A tectonic earthquake is more destructive than a volcanic earthquake. a. True b. False
a. True
A stream’s gradient decreases from its headwaters toward its mouth. a. True b. False
a. True
A sustainable logging plan should include: a. Removing tree roots b. Selective burning c. Selective cutting d. Clear cutting
c. Selective cutting
A steeply dipping rod-shaped deposit is called: a. Manto b. Pipes c. Lode d. Ore shoot e. None of the above
b. Pipes
A stream that is uncontrolled by the associated rock structure or surface features and wanders irregularly across a region or low relief is called: a. Subsequent b. Resequent c. Consequent d. Insequent e. None of the above
d. Insequent
A stream whose flow is controlled by the initial slope of the land is called: a. Insequent b. Subsequent c. Obsequent d. Resequent e. Consequent
e. Consequent
A stream pattern on nearly homogenous rock is: a. Trellis b. Rectangular c. Barbed d. Deranged e. Dendritic
e. Dendritic
A stratum or bed of coal is called: a. Pit bog b. Coal seam c. Coal measure d. Coalification
b. Coal seam
A tentative explanation of a phenomenon that is tested for validity by repeated observations and experimentations is called: a. Hypothesis b. Theory c. Law d. Principle
a. Hypothesis
A stream parallel to the main stream is called: a. Yazzo b. Yaazoo c. Yazoo d. Yazzoo
c. Yazoo
A small igneous body of rock that has intruded into a sedimentary rock and has an outcrop area of less than about 100 km² is known as a: a. Aa b. Sill c. Stock d. Dike e. Pluton
c. Stock
A sharp-crested ridge formed by steeply inclined resistant rock product of differential erosion is known as? a. Cuesta b. Dyke c. Razorback d. Hogback
d. Hogback
