ESS 101 B Lab 5 Quiz Sedimentary Rocks Questions
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a. 3 - CORRECT ANSWER: A minimum of _______ seismic stations is necessary to determine
the focus of an earthquake.
a. 3
b. 10
c. 1
d. 300
e. 5
a. are graded to the elevation of the lake or sea level - CORRECT ANSWER: Topset beds of a
delta _________.
a. are graded to the elevation of the lake or sea level
b. are deposited at the bottom of a lake embayment
c. are prograded in the direction that a stream flows into a lake
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. only answers a and b are correct
a. bi-directional stresses - CORRECT ANSWER: Symmetric anticline folds result from______.
,a. bi-directional stresses
b. uni-directional stresses
c. extensional stresses
d. erosion of plugging (tilted) anticlines and synclines
e. erosion of tilted strata
a. brittle fracture - CORRECT ANSWER: A high strain rate is conducive to _________
deformation in rock.
a. brittle fracture
b. elastic
c. ductile
d. all of the above are correct
e. none of the above are correct as strain rate has no impact on deformation in rocks
a. divergent - CORRECT ANSWER: At what kind of plate margin would you expect to find this
type of fault? (Nevada and Utah)
a. divergent
b. convergent
c. transform
,d. subduction
e. none of the above
a. for dating organic matter less than 50,000 years old - CORRECT ANSWER: Radiocarbon
dating is most useful ________.
a. for dating organic matter less than 50,000 years old
b. for dating organic matter greater than 50,000 years old
c. for dating rock that is 4.6 billion years old
d. for dating organic-rich meteorites
e. answers b and d are both corect
a. higher, younger - CORRECT ANSWER: The topographic expression and age of the Emperor
Seamount chain to the Hawaiian Islands becomes progressively __________ and _________ as
one travels from the northwest to the southeast?
a. higher, younger
b. lower, younger
c. higher, older
d. lower, older
, e. none of the above are correct as there is no progressive change in topography and age along
the island chain
a. is younger than 12,000 years old - CORRECT ANSWER: If a fault offset two landslide
deposits that are radiocarbon dated at 15,000 and 12,000 years old,
respectively, one can infer that the faulting event ________.
a. is younger than 12,000 years old
b. is older than 12,000 years old
c. is older than 15,000 years old
d. is younger than 15,000 years old and older than 12, 000 years old
e. the relative age of the fault cannot be determined by this cross-cutting relationship
a. it is composed of limestone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil fuel use -
CORRECT ANSWER: The Parthenon is undergoing rapid solution weathering because
_________.
a. it is composed of limestone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil fuel use
b. it is composed of weak sandstone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil
fuel use
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a. 3 - CORRECT ANSWER: A minimum of _______ seismic stations is necessary to determine
the focus of an earthquake.
a. 3
b. 10
c. 1
d. 300
e. 5
a. are graded to the elevation of the lake or sea level - CORRECT ANSWER: Topset beds of a
delta _________.
a. are graded to the elevation of the lake or sea level
b. are deposited at the bottom of a lake embayment
c. are prograded in the direction that a stream flows into a lake
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. only answers a and b are correct
a. bi-directional stresses - CORRECT ANSWER: Symmetric anticline folds result from______.
,a. bi-directional stresses
b. uni-directional stresses
c. extensional stresses
d. erosion of plugging (tilted) anticlines and synclines
e. erosion of tilted strata
a. brittle fracture - CORRECT ANSWER: A high strain rate is conducive to _________
deformation in rock.
a. brittle fracture
b. elastic
c. ductile
d. all of the above are correct
e. none of the above are correct as strain rate has no impact on deformation in rocks
a. divergent - CORRECT ANSWER: At what kind of plate margin would you expect to find this
type of fault? (Nevada and Utah)
a. divergent
b. convergent
c. transform
,d. subduction
e. none of the above
a. for dating organic matter less than 50,000 years old - CORRECT ANSWER: Radiocarbon
dating is most useful ________.
a. for dating organic matter less than 50,000 years old
b. for dating organic matter greater than 50,000 years old
c. for dating rock that is 4.6 billion years old
d. for dating organic-rich meteorites
e. answers b and d are both corect
a. higher, younger - CORRECT ANSWER: The topographic expression and age of the Emperor
Seamount chain to the Hawaiian Islands becomes progressively __________ and _________ as
one travels from the northwest to the southeast?
a. higher, younger
b. lower, younger
c. higher, older
d. lower, older
, e. none of the above are correct as there is no progressive change in topography and age along
the island chain
a. is younger than 12,000 years old - CORRECT ANSWER: If a fault offset two landslide
deposits that are radiocarbon dated at 15,000 and 12,000 years old,
respectively, one can infer that the faulting event ________.
a. is younger than 12,000 years old
b. is older than 12,000 years old
c. is older than 15,000 years old
d. is younger than 15,000 years old and older than 12, 000 years old
e. the relative age of the fault cannot be determined by this cross-cutting relationship
a. it is composed of limestone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil fuel use -
CORRECT ANSWER: The Parthenon is undergoing rapid solution weathering because
_________.
a. it is composed of limestone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil fuel use
b. it is composed of weak sandstone and the acidity of rainfall has increased because of fossil
fuel use
