Geology Chapter 10 Mastering Geology

What is the definition of a monocline?

A large steplike fold in otherwise flat-lying sedimentary rocks

How do geologists infer the orientation of rock structures that are mainly below Earth's surface?

After measuring the strike and dip of several outcrops within an area, geologists graphically present these data in the form of geologic maps.

Which statement(s) correctly describe(s) brittle deformation and ductile deformation? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

Brittle deformation describes a rock breaking as a result of stress, whereas ductile deformation describes a rock bending or folding as a result of stress. Both types of deformation are permanent

Which of the following scenarios best describes the deformation that will occur in different parts of the crust?

Brittle deformation is dominant in the shallow crust; ductile deformation is dominant in the deep crust.

Which type of fault is responsible for reverse fault formation?

Compressional force

Alluvial fans are composed of material built up from sediment from the foot of the mountains to the valley floor. They are evidence that __________.

Death Valley is a tectonically active region

What is rock deformation, and how might a rock body change during deformation?

Deformation is a rock's reaction to stress, which can cause a rock to change its shape or position.

The Basin and Range consists of north-south trending mountain ranges separated by basins. What causes this distinct topography?

Extension due to normal faulting causes valley floors to sink.

which of the following statements regarding joints is true?

Joints are fractures in rocks where very little to no movement has occurred.

How do monoclines form?

Movement along a steep fault in basement rock pushes up a portion of the ductile rock layers above it.

Imagine a fold has been eroded to a flat surface. In general, how would you know whether this fold is plunging?

Nonplunging folds look like straight lines at the surface, and plunging folds look like wavy lines.

Which of the following is required for a monocline to form?

Reactivation of steeply-dipping faults in basement rocks

Imagine a syncline has been eroded to a flat surface. How would the rock age change as you walked across that flat surface?

Rocks would be oldest on the edges and youngest in the middle.

Imagine an anticline has been eroded to a flat surface. How would the rock age change as you walked across that flat surface?

Rocks would be youngest on the edges and oldest in the middle.

Which type of force is responsible for normal strike-slip formation?

Shear force

Which type of fault has NO vertical motion of rocks associated with It?

Strike-Slip fault

What is elastic deformation?

The temporary and reversible deformation of a rock caused by the gradual application of stress. During elastic deformation, the chemical bonds within the rock do not break.

T/F: The cracks in the sedimentary rocks are joints

True

T/F: The fractures are a result from brittle deformation.

True

What produces plunging folds?

a combination of folding and tilting

What is a syncline?

a fold shaped like a right-side up U.

What is an anticline?

a fold shaped like an upside-down U

What does the term plunging fold mean?

a fold that is tilted down into earth.

Based on the ages of the rock layers in the cross-section, what kind of fold is in Figure 1? (Note: In map view, this feature would have a bull's-eye pattern.)

basin

Which type of force causes folding?

compressional force

If strike and dips symbols were placed on a map of a basin, which way would the dips point?

dips point down towards the center

_____ are shown in the photo above. They are characterized by _____ sedimentary rock layers.

faults, discontinuities

A monocline is a type of a(n) ____

fold

Which of the following is an example of how rocks will respond to compressional stress? (Note: there may be more than one correct answer.)

folding reverse faulting

What is a fault?

fractures along which rocks move

Which of the following statements best describes the orientation of rock layers for a structural dome or structural basin?

rock layers wrap around a single point

Which tectonic stress will result in a lengthening of the crust?

tension

Which type of force is responsible for normal fault formation?

tensional force

The split cinder cone along the Southern Death Valley Fault is evidence that __________.

the Pacific and North American plates are moving alongside each other along strike-slip faults

What are rocks below and above a fault called?

the footwall below and the hanging wall above

What is a scarp?

the trace of a fracture called a normal fault, where a portion of crust slides down the fault surface