XXVI. Question (700-750)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

d. Hogback

Question 2

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

Answer 2

b. Parasitic fold

Question 3

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

Answer 3

a. Nappe

Question 4

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

Answer 4

b. Lagoon

Question 5

A small, steep-sided volcano made up of pyroclastic materials is a: a. Lava dome b. Shield volcano c. Cinder cone d. Caldera

Answer 5

c. Cinder cone

Question 6

A spit will grow towards the same direction as the longshore current.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

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

Answer 7

d. Hooke’s Law

Question 8

A soil anomaly over a steep slope may indicate a mineral deposit directly below it: a. True b. False c. Irrelevant

Answer 8

a. True

Question 9

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

Answer 9

d. Paleosol

Question 10

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

Answer 10

a. Yellow

Question 11

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

Answer 11

c. Cretaceous

Question 12

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

Answer 12

b) one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms

Question 13

A slow, continuous movement in relatively plastic earth materials below the weathered zone is called: a) Soil creep b) Deep creep c) Solifluction

Answer 13

a) Soil creep

Question 14

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

Answer 14

a) Piezometric surface

Question 15

A small, rapid movement of largely unconsolidated material that slides or rolls downward or produces surface of low hammocks with small intervening depressions.

Answer 15

Subsidence

Question 16

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

Answer 16

c. H to He

Question 17

A seismometer records ground motion.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

A solidified magma is called: a) Basalt b) Andesite c) Igneous rock d) Solid rock e) Solid magma

Answer 18

c) Igneous rock

Question 19

A seismometer records ground motion.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

A seismograph is a type of seismometer.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

A seismograph is a record of an earthquake.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

A seismometer records an earthquake.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A solid petroleum that occurs as a component of shale: a. Tar b. Kerosene c. Kerogen d. Coal

Answer 23

c. Kerogen

Question 24

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

Answer 24

b) Piezometer

Question 25

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

Answer 25

c) Stock

Question 26

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

Answer 26

a. To view aerial photographs in three dimensions

Question 27

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

Answer 27

b. Consequent

Question 28

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

Answer 28

b. Sand and shingle ridge in the sea across the mouth of a river

Question 29

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

Answer 29

a. Broad, regional depressed structure

Question 30

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

Answer 30

c. Vitrinite reflectance

Question 31

A tectonic process by which material is added to a tectonic plate or a landmass: a. Accretion b. Juxtaposition c. Docking d. Subduction

Answer 31

a. Accretion

Question 32

A term applied to the accretion of carbonate forming concentric layers around a nucleus is called: a. Stylolite b. Oolite c. Calcarenite

Answer 32

b. Oolite

Question 33

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

Answer 33

c. A graded stream

Question 34

A syncline is: a. A downwarped fold b. An upwarped fold c. I don't know what an anticline is

Answer 34

a. A downwarped fold

Question 35

A tabular igneous rock body that cuts discordantly across other rock formations is called a: a. Dike b. Batholith c. Sill d. Stock

Answer 35

a. Dike

Question 36

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

Answer 36

d. Normal

Question 37

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

Answer 37

c. Abyssal plain

Question 38

A strike fault separating two lithospheric plates is generally known as: a. Slip fault b. Transform fault c. Thrust fault d. En echelon fault

Answer 38

b. Transform fault

Question 39

A tectonic earthquake is more destructive than a volcanic earthquake. a. True b. False

Answer 39

a. True

Question 40

A stream’s gradient decreases from its headwaters toward its mouth. a. True b. False

Answer 40

a. True

Question 41

A sustainable logging plan should include: a. Removing tree roots b. Selective burning c. Selective cutting d. Clear cutting

Answer 41

c. Selective cutting

Question 42

A steeply dipping rod-shaped deposit is called: a. Manto b. Pipes c. Lode d. Ore shoot e. None of the above

Answer 42

b. Pipes

Question 43

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

Answer 43

d. Insequent

Question 44

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

Answer 44

e. Consequent

Question 45

A stream pattern on nearly homogenous rock is: a. Trellis b. Rectangular c. Barbed d. Deranged e. Dendritic

Answer 45

e. Dendritic

Question 46

A stratum or bed of coal is called: a. Pit bog b. Coal seam c. Coal measure d. Coalification

Answer 46

b. Coal seam

Question 47

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

Answer 47

a. Hypothesis

Question 48

A stream parallel to the main stream is called: a. Yazzo b. Yaazoo c. Yazoo d. Yazzoo

Answer 48

c. Yazoo

Question 49

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

Answer 49

c. Stock

Question 50

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

Answer 50

d. Hogback