GEOLOGY 10113.20 FIRST TEST
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THIS TEST
- SECTION A TRUE OR FALSE? (2 POINTS EACH)
1. T F The process by which sediment is changed to sedimentary rock is called lithification.
2. T F Subduction occurs at the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
3. T F Granite contains olivine.
4. T F Andesite lavas are the most common lavas seen at mid-ocean ridges
5. T F Vesuvius is a strato-volcano
6. T F Basalt contains the same minerals as gabbro
7. T F A dike is a small-scale intrusion injected perpendicular to bedding
8. T F Pyroxene contains more iron than amphibole
9. T F Muscovite and biotite are polymorphs.
10. T F Fissure eruptions almost always produce rhyolite lavasSECTION B: MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 POINTS EACH)
11. Which of the following is a lava?
- a. peridotite b. diorite c. rhyolite d. granite
- 12. Which of the following minerals is a form of carbon?
- a. muscovite b. garnet c. graphite d. orthoclase
- 13. When the heat from an intrusion bakes a sedimentary rock, the general name given to the process is:
- a. metamorphism b. crystallization c. cementation d. erosion.
- 14. In Bowen’s Reaction Series, which of the following minerals crystallizes last from a cooling magma?
- a. olivine b. quartz c. plagioclase d. amphibole
- 15. The most common type of intrusive igneous rock seen on continents is
- a. gabbro b. diorite c. scoria d. granite
- 16. Which one of the following minerals would you not expect to find in a granite?
- a. Quartz b. Biotite c. Calcium-rich plagioclase d. Sodium-rich plagioclase
- 17. Which of the following is composed of liquid iron?
- a. The oceanic crust b. The inner core c. The lithosphere d. The outer core
- 18. What type of volcano is found in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon?
- a. strato b. fissure c. shield d. peridotite
- 19. Where would you expect to find andesitic volcanoes?
- a. at island arcs b. at ocean ridges c. Hawaii d. associated with the San Andreas fault
- 20. Which of the following rocks weighs the least?
- a. Peridotite b. basalt c. diorite d. rhyolite
- SECTION C: FILL IN THE BLANKS (2 PTS EACH)
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21. Volcanic glass is known as ____________________________.
22. During the great eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 most deaths (~36,000) were caused by the action of ______________________________________.
23. Potassium-rich feldspar is known as _____________________________.
24. The largest type of pyroclastic fragment is a ____________________________.
25. A lava texture associated with gassy basaltic magma is known as ______________________.
26. The phrase “The present is key to the past” is associated with which famous geologist ______________________________________.
27. The heaviest type of Crust __________________________.
28. The hardest mineral __________________________.
29. The process by which ocean crust is destroyed at ocean trenches is known as __________________________.
30. The most common type of gas emitted by volcanos __________________________. -
SECTION D: MATCHING TERMS (2 POINTS EACH)
31._______________ catastrophic event associated with Mt Pelee
32._______________ basic unit or building block of most minerals
33._______________ lightest in weight of all igneous rocks
34._______________ a polymorph
35._______________ the least fluid type of lava
36._______________ caldera
37._______________ huge crystals
38._______________ probably the greatest noise ever heard by human ears
39._______________ commonest of all types of lava
40._______________ greatest size of all igneous intrusions To match the ten terms or phrases listed above choose the most appropriate term from the list below. Each term should be used only once. - a. scoria b. pumice c. diamond d. silica tetrahedron e. Crater Lake
- f. Surtsey g. glowing gas cloud h. basalt i. rhyolite j. pegmatite
- k. Krakatoa l. diorite m. peridotite n. Mt St Helens o. basalt
- p. stock q. batholith r. sill
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SECTION E: SLIDES (2 POINTS EACH)
41. Name this type of intrusion _______________________________
42. What type of volcanic cone is this?____________________________
43. What type of lava surface texture is seen here?____________________________
44. What type of intrusion is this?_______________________________
45. Name the rock type seen here__________________________________
46. Name this feature_____________________________
47. What collective known would you employ here?_____________________________
48. What type of intrusion is this? ____________________________
49. What type of volcanic feature is this? (general name – NOT geographic location) ____________________________________
50. Name this feature_____________________________ - BONUS QUESTIONS (1 POINT EACH)
- a. According to one pope this volcano is one of the mouths of Hell _______________________
- b. First two letter word in the alphabet __________________________
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THIS TEST
- Section A True or False Questions
True or False:
1. Spheroidal weathering is a type of physical weathering.
2. The amount of damage done by an earthquake is the basis of the Richter scale.
3. In a structural dome all rocks dip away from a central point.
4. Peat is an example of a biogenic sedimentary rock.
5. In a normal fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall.
6. In an asymmetric fold one limb of the fold is upside down.
7. Calcite weathers to form clay minerals.
8. Contact metamorphism involves an increase in heat rather than pressure.
9. P waves do not travel through liquid.
10. A breccia is a sedimentary rock composed of angular pebblesSection B Multiple Choice questions
- 11. When rocks bend permanently they are behaving in which of the following ways:
- a) elastically, b) ductilely, c) brittlely, d) magmatically?
- 12. Which of the following is the highest rank of coal
- a) bituminous, b) lignite, c) peat, d) shale?
- 13. Which of the following is not a metamorphic index mineral
- a) biotite, b) quartz, c) chlorite, d) garnet?
- 14. Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock
- a) hornfels, b) quartzite, c) phyllite, d) chert?
- 15. When the dip of the limbs is not equal, but in the same direction, a fold is said to have
- a) a plunging axis; b) an asymmetrical profile, c) a horizontal axis, d) an overturned profile?
- 16. Which one of the following rocks is a chemical sedimentary rock;
- a) limestone, b) lignite, c) gypsum, d) chalk?
- 17. Which of the following rocks has been subject to the greatest amount of metamorphism;
- a) slate, b) hornfels, c) schist, d) phyllite?
- 18. Reverse faults are the result of which of the following stresses;
- a) compression, b) shear, c) tension, d) brittle?
- 19. Under what sort of conditions can halite be deposited and preserved as rock?
- a) oxidation, b) hydrolytic, c) evaporitic, d) anaerobic?
- 20. The weathering of plagioclase to clay is known as
- a) oxidation, b) dissolution, c) hydrolysis, d) evaporation?
- Section C Fill in the blanks
- 21. What type of movement is shown by the Wasatch fault? ______________________
- 22. The precise general name for the physical weathering of existing rocks is _______________________.
- 23. An downdropped valley bounded by normal faults is called a ________________________________.
- 24. Ripple Marks in rocks is an example of what type of feature that can be used to determine that environment in which a sedimentary rock formed? ________________________.
- 25. The spot where the energy of an earthquake is first released is called the _____________________.
- 26. In a thrust fault the footwall has moved __________ relative to the hanging wall.
- 27. A fastest travelling earthquake shock waves are called: ____________________________.
- 28. The weathering of olivine involves which chemical weathering process; _______________________ (be precise).
- 29. A sedimentary rock in which the pores are filled with water is called a ; ________________________ rock.
- 30. Metamorphosed conglomerate is called; ______________________.
- Section D Matching Terms
- Match each term below (Q 31-40) with its most appropriate equivalent in the list a -n. use each term once only.
- 31._________ marble a.lithification of sediment
- 32._________ Richter b. stress associated with normal fault
- 33._________ gypsum c.fracture with no displacement
- 34._________ fault d. regional metamorphism
- 35._________ talus e. contact metamorphism
- 36._________ tension f. scale of earthquake magnitude
- 37._________ recumbent g. metamorphosed limestone
- 38._________ aureole h. metamorphosed sandstone
- 39._________ strike-slip fault i. stress associated with thrust fault
- 40._________ cementation j. fold with inverted l
- k. scale of earthquake intensity
- l. evaporite mineral
- m. frost action
- n. fracture with displacement
- o. shear stress
- Section E: Slide questions
- 41. Name this feature ______________________________
- 42. What sort of fault is this ____________________________________
- 43. Name this feature.___________________________________
- 44. Name this feature._____________________________________
- 45. Fully classify this fold. _______________________________________
- 46. Fully classify this fold ________________________________________
- 47. What type of fault is this? _____________________________________
- 48. What type of fault is this?_______________________________________
- 49. Classify this fold _________________________________________
- 50. Name this feature________________________________________
- Bonus Questions (one point each)
- 1. Saltiest lake in the world ____________________________
- 2. Who wrote that epic masterpiece “The Bog People” __________________________
Geology 1113 R.N. Donovan Name:
Fall semester 2003, Second Test
Answer all questions
Section A True or False Questions
True False
1. Spheroidal weathering is a type of decomposition
2. The energy released by an earthquake is the basis of the Mercalli scale.
3. Quartz weathers to form clay minerals.
4. Contact metamorphism involves an increase in both heat and pressure.
5. S waves do not travel through liquid.
6. Most joints are the result of shear stress.
7. In a structural basin all rocks dip away from a central point.
8. Rock Salt is an example of a biogenic sedimentary rock.
9. In a reverse fault the foot wall moves sideways relative to the hanging wall.
10. In symmetrical folds the fold axis always is parallel to the ground
Section B Multiple Choice questions
11. When rocks bend non-permanently they are behaving in which of the following ways:
a) elastically, b) ductilely, c) brittlely, d) magmatically?
12. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal;
a) bituminous, b) lignite, c) peat, d) shale?
13. Which of the following processes is responsible for the weathering of olivine
a) frost action, b) oxidation, c) hydrolysis, d) dissolution?
14. Normal faults are the result of which of the following stresses;
a) compression, b) shear, c) tension, d) brittle?
15. Under what sort of conditions does gypsum rock form?
a) oxidation, b) hydrolytic, c) evaporitic, d) anaerobic?
16. The weathering of calcium – rich plagioclase to clay is known as;
a) oxidation, b) dissolution, c) hydrolysis, d) evaporation?
17. Which of the following index minerals records the highest grade of metamorphism
a) sillimanite, b) muscovite, c) chlorite, d) garnet?
18. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock
a) hornfels, b) shale, c) siltstone, d) breccia?
19. When the dip of the limbs is neither equal nor in the same direction, a fold is said to have;
a) a plunging axis; b) an asymmetrical profile, c) a horizontal axis, d) a symmetrical profile.
20. Which one of the following rocks is a clastic sedimentary rock;
a) chert, b) anthracite, c) halite, d) conglomerate?
Section C Matching Terms
Match each term below (Q. 21-30) with its most appropriate equivalent in the list A -O. Use each term once only.
21._________ quartzite
22._________Richter
23._________ lignite
24._________ hexagonal joints
25._________ reservoir rock
26._________ platform
27._________ halite
28._________thrust fault
29._________shear stress
30._________ shield
A. horizontal sedimentary rocks, B. compressional stress, C. Wasatch fault
D. ancient metamorphic rocks , E. metamorphosed sandstone, F. Earthquake damage,
G. water-bearing rock, H. high rank coal, I. tensional stress,
J. low rank coal, K. Earthquake energy, L. evaporite mineral,
M. physical weathering, N. hydrocarbons, O. San Andreas fault
Section D Fill in the blanks
31. What type of strain do reverse faults record? ______________________
32. The precise general name for the physical weathering of existing rocks is: _________________
33. Which type of earthquake shock waves travel fastest? : ____________________________.
34. Which type of faulting is involved with the formation of horsts?______________________
35. The index mineral that records the lowest grade of metamorphism in shale rock. __________________________________
36. Thermally metamorphosed limestone is called ______________________.
37. The most common type of clastic sedimentary rock ________________________________.
38. A sedimentary structure that records sand moved by a current________________________.
39. The point of origin of an earthquake is called the _____________________.
40. In a normal fault the hanging wall has moved __________ relative to the foot wall.
Section E: Slide questions
41. Name this feature ______________________________
42. Name this feature ____________________________________
43. Name this feature.___________________________________
44. Name this feature._____________________________________
45. Name this feature _______________________________________
46. Name this feature ________________________________________
47. Name this feature _____________________________________
48. Name this feature _______________________________________
49. Name this feature _________________________________________
50. Name this feature_________________________________________
Bonus Questions (one point each)
1. Name of fault that may destroy Salt Lake City____________________________
2. Who wrote the Bog People? ___________________________
Geology 1113 R.N. Donovan Name:
Fall semester 2001, Second Test
Answer all questions
Section A True or False Questions
True False
1. In a recumbent folds the fold axis is vertical
2. Gypsum weathers to form clay minerals.
3. Contact metamorphism involves an increase in pressure rather than heat.
4. P waves do not travel through liquid.
5. Most folds are the result of shear stress.
6. Spheroidal weathering is a type of physical weathering.
7. The energy released by an earthquake is the basis of the Richter scale.
8. In a structural basin all rocks dip towards a central point.
9. Peat is an example of an evaporitic sedimentary rock.
10. In a normal fault the foot wall moves sideways relative to the hanging wall.
Section B Multiple Choice questions
11. Which one of the following rocks is a chemical (evaporitic) sedimentary rock;
a) conglomerate, b) anthracite, c) gypsum, d) chalk?
12. Which of the following rocks has been subject to the least amount of regional metamorphism;
a) slate, b) hornfels, c) schist, d) phyllite?
13. Reverse faults are the result of which of the following stresses;
a) compression, b) shear, c) tension, d) brittle?
14. Under what sort of conditions can plants be preserved as rock?
a) oxidation, b) hydrolytic, c) evaporitic, d) anaerobic?
15. The weathering of ptassium feldspar to clay is known as;
a) oxidation, b) dissolution, c) hydrolysis, d) evaporation?
16. When rocks bend permanently they are behaving in which of the following ways:
a) elastically, b) ductilely, c) brittlely, d) magmatically?
17. Which of the following is the highest rank of coal;
a) bituminous, b) lignite, c) peat, d) shale?
18. Which of the following index minerals records the highest grade of metamorphism
a) biotite, b) muscovite, c) chlorite, d) garnet?
19. Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock
a) hornfels, b) quartzite, c) phyllite, d) shale?
20. When the dip of the limbs is not equal, nor in the same direction, a fold is said to have;
a) a plunging axis; b) an asymmetrical profile, c) a horizontal axis, d) an overturned profile?
Section C Matching Terms
Match each term below (Q 21-30) with its most appropriate equivalent in the list a -n. Use each term once only.
21._________ shield
22._________ anthracite
23._________ aureole
24._________ shear stress
25._________ aquifer
26._________ Wasatch fault
27._________Mercalli
28._________ halite
29._________joint
30._________talus
A. horizontal sedimentary rocks, B. compressional stress, C. fracture with displacement,
D. ancient metamorphic rocks , E. contact metamorphism, F. Earthquake damage,
G. water-bearing rock, H. high rank coal, I. tensional stress,
J. low rank coal, K. Earthquake energy, L. evaporite mineral,
M. disintegration, N. fracture with no displacement, O. San Andreas fault
Section C Fill in the blanks
31. In a thrust fault the hanging wall has moved __________ relative to the foot wall.
32. The slowest traveling earthquake shock waves are called: ____________________________.
33. The weathering of pyroxene involves which chemical weathering process:
_______________________ (be precise).
34. A sedimentary rock in which the pores are filled with hydrocarbons is called a
________________________ rock.
35. Metamorphosed sandstone is called
______________________.
36. What type of stress produces most tectonic joints? ______________________
37. The precise general name for the chemical weathering of existing rocks is;
_______________________.
38. An downdropped area bounded by normal faults is called a
________________________________.
39. Name one type of sedimenatry structure
________________________.
40. The spot above the focus of an earthquake is called the
_____________________.
Section E: Slide questions
41. Name this feature ______________________________
42. What sort of fault is this ____________________________________
43. Name this feature.___________________________________
44. Name this feature._____________________________________
45. Fully classify this fold. _______________________________________
46. Fully classify this fold ________________________________________
47. What type of fault is this? _____________________________________
48. What type of fault is this?_______________________________________
49. Classify this feature _________________________________________
50. Name this feature_________________________________________
Bonus Questions (one point each)
1. Giant associated with cooling joints ____________________________
2. Name of major European city destroyed by massive earthquake in the 18th century
___________________________
Dr. Nowell Donovan 