Module 8 Basin and Range

T or F: At the surface, the basins and ranges are composed of the same rock type

False

A faceted spur is: A) a triangular-shaped stream deposit B) a triangular-shaped peak caused by glaciation C) a flat, triangular-shaped mountain slope caused by faulting D) another term for an alluvial fan

A flat, triangular-shaped mountain slope caused by faulting

Extension in the Basin and Range Province is predominantly oriented A) North-South B) East-West C) Northwest-Southeast D) extension is happening equally in multiple directions

East-West

The salt pan in Death Valley is characterized by large polygonal (often six sided) cracks in evaporite deposits. These deposits: A) represent wind-blown salt that has accumulated in the valley B) are part of a very thick salt layer that is buoyantly rising beneath the valley C) are the result of man-made flooding of the valley in the early 1900's D) formed in the past few thousand years as a shallow lake dried up

Formed in the past few thousand years as a shallow lake dried up

Which one of the following features is NOT characteristic of national parks in the Basin & Range province? A) fault scarps B) incised river canyons C) tilted fault block mountains D) hot springs E) flat basin floors

Incised river canyons