Geology 101 Unit 3 Quizzes

Which of the following is not true about pahoehoe?

Blocky

Yellowstone National Park is a

Caldera over a hot spot

The volcano that erupted at Paricutin, Mexico, as a

Cinder Cone

Movement along the fault in Figure J is due to which type of differential stress?

Compression

At which type of plate boundary would you expect to the see the fault shown in Figure E?

Convergent

Which best describes Figure A?

Dip-slip fault

The hanging wall in Figure B has moved ___.

Down

Another term for a volcanic mudflow is a ______.

Lahar

Figure F shows layers of sediment that have been displaced along a dip-slip fault. The hanging wall in the photo is on the ___.

Left Side

Figure D is an example of a ___ strike-slip fault.

Left-lateral

In Figure F, the bright white layer on the left side (hanging wall) of the fault now sits lower than the bright white layer on the right side of the fault. This is an example of a __ fault.

Normal

What type of fault is shown in Figure A?

Normal

What term describes fragmental volcanic material? (also can describe the the texture of a rock containing this material)

Pyroclastic

Figure H is an example of a ___ fault.

Reverse

Figure K is an example of which type of fault?

Reverse

In the dip-slip fault shown in Figure E, the hanging wall is on the ___.

Right side

Figure G is an example of a ___ strike-slip fault.

Right-Lateral

Figure I is an example of a ___ fault.

Right-lateral strike-slip

The fault in Figure C is a result of which type of differential stress?

Shear

What kind of volcanoes are Kilauea and the other big Hawaiian volcanoes?

Shield

A composite volcanic cone is also known as a ________.

Stratovolcano

Slippage along which type of fault caused the displacement of the fence in Figure I?

Strike Slip

Movement along the fault in Figure B is due to which type of stress?

Tension

Figure L shows a fault that has caused displacement along a fence. This fault is most likely located near which type of plate boundary?

Transform

After the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the water surface of Spirit Lake was significantly elevated.

True

In Figure J, the hanging wall has moved ___.

Up

Which of the following is not related to whether a volcano erupts violently or gently?

Whether or not people live nearby

Which type of basaltic lava flow has a relatively smooth surface?

pahoehoe