Geology

Anticline

A fold shaped like an elongate arch is a(n)

Slate

A very fine-grained, low-grade metamorphic rock that results from the metamoprhisim of shale is ___

Unconformity

A(n) ______ is a gap in the rock record across which there is a significant amount of missing time.

Three

Data from at least _______ seismic stations is required to find the epicenter of an earthquake

Normal

Extensional/Tensional stresses result in ___ faults

Poorly Sorted

Glacial till is an example of a deposit that ___

Surface Waves

Love waves and Rayleigh waves are examples of:

Soil Creep

The image is an example of (picture of trees bent in the wood)

Hypocenter

The point within Earth where an earthquake takes place is termed the ______

The oldest rock layer

The principle of superposition tells us that ______

True

True or False: Breccia is a clastic sedimentary rock composed primarly of angular, gravel-size deposits

True

True or False: Slumping involves the sliding material on a rotational failure surface

Lahars and Rock Falls

Types of mass wasting including

Divergent margin - Rift Valley

What type of tectonic setting produces a basin-and-range environment and associated basin sediments

Chemical

Which of the following is a category of sedimentary rocks fromed by precipitation of minerals dissolved in a lake, river, or sea water?

Granulite

Which of the following metamorphic facies forms under the highest temperature and pressure conditions?

Regional

Which type of metamorphisim is associated with mountain-building?

Metasomatism

_____ is a metamorphic process by which the chemical composition of the rocks is changed by the addition or removal of fluids

Quartzite

______ is a metamorphic rock produced from sandstone

Brittle

_______ deformation describes the permanent chnage that occurs when a material breaks by fracturing

Exfoliation/Sheet weathering

_______ is the process of large, curved slabs of rocks peeling off from the surface

Joint

A ____ is a fracture in the rock in which no apperciable movement has occurred

Debris Flow; Mudflow

A _____ is a flow with many large rocks, whereas a _____ is a flow mostly of fine sediments.

Delta

A _______ is a sedimentary deposit that forms where a stream enters a standing body of water