Question 1

Strain,the amount of deformation undergone by an object,is expressed in rocks by

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A)  breaking and removal.
B)  folding or faulting.
C)  bending.
D)  metamorphism.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Rocky Mountains.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The subsurface area where the motion of seismic waves is initiated along the fault plane is called the

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A)  focus,or hypocenter.
B)  epicenter.
C)  fault area.
D)  Richter zone.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The most detailed order of relief applies to _________order relief features.

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A)  first
B)  second
C)  thirdD) B) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 5

Most cratons date to the

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A)  Paleozoic era.
B)  Precambrian eon.
C)  Devonian period.
D)  Paleocene epoch.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Fault types are differentiated by

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A)  the type of rock material in which they occur.
B)  the amount of movement along the fault plane.
C)  the tilt and orientation of the fault plane.
D)  the amount of energy liberated during movement.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Earthquakes associated with human activity,such as waste water injection wells,are known as induced seismicity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In an oceanic plate-continental plate collision,denser continental crust dives beneath oceanic crust.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Large areas of depressions are found in

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A)  Asia.
B)  Antarctica.
C)  North America.
D)  Australia.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The phrase ʺconsiderable-to-serious damage to buildingsʺ would be used in the_________ scale.

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A)  Mohʹs
B)  Beaufort
C)  Modified Mercalli Intensity
D)  RichterE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Earthʹs landscapes are generalized to 12 topographic regions,each defined based on specific,statistical criteria.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Large areas of high tablelands are found in

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A)  Greenland.
B)  Central Asia.
C)  Africa.
D)  Australia.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Describe the three orders of relief and give one example of each.

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Orders of relief classify landscapes by ...

Question 14

A seismic gap refers to an area that

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A)  is overdue for an earthquake,based on past earthquake frequency.
B)  is lacking seismometers or other measuring devices.
C)  has had tectonic plates separate,leaving large cracks in the surface.
D)  has significant surface fracturing due to fault movement.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Draw and label a simple sketch showing common folded landscape features.

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Question 16

Large,basin-shaped depressions that form when summit materials on a volcanic mountain collapse inward after an eruption or loss of magma are known as

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A)  cinder cones.
B)  craters.
C)  calderas.
D)  domes.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Amplitude is the height of a seismic wave and is directly related to the amount of ground movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Tensional stress along a fault can result in a dropped hanging-wall block relative to the footwall side,producing a

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A)  normal fault.
B)  strike-slip fault.
C)  reverse fault.
D)  thrust fault.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Discuss why short term predictions of earthquakes are not yet entirely reliable,while volcanoes are more easily predicted.

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Forecasting earthquakes is difficult and...

Question 20

The average elevation of the exposed land is

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A)  875 m (2870 ft.) .
B)  -2070 m (-6790 ft.) .
C)  -3800 m (-12,470 ft.) .
D)  100 m (325 ft.) .E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 10: Earthʹs Surface Relief Features

Describe the three orders of relief and give one example of each.

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The average elevation of the exposed land is

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Large areas of high tablelands are found in

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Earthʹs landscapes are generalized to 12 topographic regions,each defined based on specific,statistical criteria.

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A seismic gap refers to an area that

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Discuss why short term predictions of earthquakes are not yet entirely reliable,while volcanoes are more easily predicted.

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Amplitude is the height of a seismic wave and is directly related to the amount of ground movement.

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Large,basin-shaped depressions that form when summit materials on a volcanic mountain collapse inward after an eruption or loss of magma are known as

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The subsurface area where the motion of seismic waves is initiated along the fault plane is called the

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Earthquakes associated with human activity,such as waste water injection wells,are known as induced seismicity.

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Most cratons date to the

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In an oceanic plate-continental plate collision,denser continental crust dives beneath oceanic crust.

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The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Rocky Mountains.

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The phrase ʺconsiderable-to-serious damage to buildingsʺ would be used in the_________ scale.

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Tensional stress along a fault can result in a dropped hanging-wall block relative to the footwall side,producing a

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Fault types are differentiated by

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Strain,the amount of deformation undergone by an object,is expressed in rocks by

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Large areas of depressions are found in

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The most detailed order of relief applies to _________order relief features.

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Draw and label a simple sketch showing common folded landscape features.

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