The two sides of a fold are called its ________ . anticlines synclines limbs axial planes At convergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _______. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults At divergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _______. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults At transform plate boundaries one would expect to find _______. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false? deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductily than shallow crustal rocks hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductily than cooler rocks most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductily than rocks under high confining pressure The biggest difference between rock deformation experiments conducted in a laboratory and rock deformation that occurs naturally is that _______. the temperatures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature the pressures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature the time of deformation is much shorter in laboratory experiments than in nature real rocks are not used in laboratory experiments as they are in nature Laboratory experiments indicate that ________. most igneous rocks are more deformable than most sedimentary rocks most igneous rocks are less deformable than most sedimentary rocks basement rocks are more ductile than young sediments young sediments are very brittle and not easily deformed An overturned fold is characterized by ___________ . two limbs at right angles to one another two limbs dipping in the same direction - with one tilted beyond vertical two limbs dipping in opposite directions two limbs not parallel to each other What types of tectonic forces cause faulting? compressive forces tensional forces shearing forces all of these Which of the following is an example of a fault where the motion is primarily horizontal? a strike slip fault a right-lateral fault a transform fault all of these What types of faults are associated with shearing forces? normal faults reverse faults strike-slip all of these What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward relative to the rocks below the fault plane? normal faults reverse faults strike-slip all of these A sample of marble has deformed as a brittle substance during a laboratory experiment. If we wish our next sample of marble to deform plastically rather than as a brittle substance, we should conduct our next experiment at _________. lower temperatures and lower confining pressures lower temperatures and higher confining pressures higher temperatures and lower confining pressures higher temperatures and higher confining pressures Which of the following conditions would favor folding rather than faulting? low temperatures and low confining pressures low temperatures and high confining pressures high temperatures and low confining pressures high temperatures and high confining pressures Which factor does not affect whether folding is severe or gentle? the magnitude of the applied forces length of time the force was applied age of the rock units the ability of the rocks to resist deformation

The two sides of a fold are called its ____ . anticlines synclines limbs axial planes At convergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults At divergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults At transform plate boundaries one would expect to find _. folds faults folds and faults neither folds or faults Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false? deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductily than shallow crustal rocks hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductily than cooler rocks most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductily than rocks under high confining pressure The biggest difference between rock deformation experiments conducted in a laboratory and rock deformation that occurs naturally is that _. the temperatures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature the pressures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature the time of deformation is much shorter in laboratory experiments than in nature real rocks are not used in laboratory experiments as they are in nature Laboratory experiments indicate that . most igneous rocks are more deformable than most sedimentary rocks most igneous rocks are less deformable than most sedimentary rocks basement rocks are more ductile than young sediments young sediments are very brittle and not easily deformed An overturned fold is characterized by _ . two limbs at right angles to one another two limbs dipping in the same direction - with one tilted beyond vertical two limbs dipping in opposite directions two limbs not parallel to each other What types of tectonic forces cause faulting? compressive forces tensional forces shearing forces all of these Which of the following is an example of a fault where the motion is primarily horizontal? a strike slip fault a right-lateral fault a transform fault all of these What types of faults are associated with shearing forces? normal faults reverse faults strike-slip all of these What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward relative to the rocks below the fault plane? normal faults reverse faults strike-slip all of these A sample of marble has deformed as a brittle substance during a laboratory experiment. If we wish our next sample of marble to deform plastically rather than as a brittle substance, we should conduct our next experiment at ___. lower temperatures and lower confining pressures lower temperatures and higher confining pressures higher temperatures and lower confining pressures higher temperatures and higher confining pressures Which of the following conditions would favor folding rather than faulting? low temperatures and low confining pressures low temperatures and high confining pressures high temperatures and low confining pressures high temperatures and high confining pressures Which factor does not affect whether folding is severe or gentle? the magnitude of the applied forces length of time the force was applied age of the rock units the ability of the rocks to resist deformation

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The two sides of a fold are called its ________ .
anticlines
synclines
limbs
axial planes
At convergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _______.
folds
faults
folds and faults
neither folds or faults
At divergent plate boundaries one would expect to find _______.
folds
faults
folds and faults
neither folds or faults
At transform plate boundaries one would expect to find _______.
folds
faults
folds and faults
neither folds or faults
Which of the following statements about rock deformation is false?
deep crustal rocks are more likely to deform ductily than shallow crustal rocks
hotter rocks are more likely to deform ductily than cooler rocks
most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rocks
rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to deform ductily than rocks under high confining pressure
The biggest difference between rock deformation experiments conducted in a laboratory and rock deformation that occurs naturally is that _______.
the temperatures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature
the pressures are much lower in laboratory experiments than in nature
the time of deformation is much shorter in laboratory experiments than in nature
real rocks are not used in laboratory experiments as they are in nature
Laboratory experiments indicate that ________.
most igneous rocks are more deformable than most sedimentary rocks
most igneous rocks are less deformable than most sedimentary rocks
basement rocks are more ductile than young sediments
young sediments are very brittle and not easily deformed
An overturned fold is characterized by ___________ .
two limbs at right angles to one another
two limbs dipping in the same direction - with one tilted beyond vertical
two limbs dipping in opposite directions
two limbs not parallel to each other
What types of tectonic forces cause faulting?
compressive forces
tensional forces
shearing forces
all of these
Which of the following is an example of a fault where the motion is primarily horizontal?
a strike slip fault
a right-lateral fault
a transform fault
all of these
What types of faults are associated with shearing forces?
normal faults
reverse faults
strike-slip
all of these
What type of fault is characterized by the rocks above the fault plane moving downward relative to the rocks below the fault plane?
normal faults
reverse faults
strike-slip
all of these
A sample of marble has deformed as a brittle substance during a laboratory experiment. If we wish our next sample of marble to deform plastically rather than as a brittle substance, we should conduct our next experiment at _________.
lower temperatures and lower confining pressures
lower temperatures and higher confining pressures
higher temperatures and lower confining pressures
higher temperatures and higher confining pressures
Which of the following conditions would favor folding rather than faulting?
low temperatures and low confining pressures
low temperatures and high confining pressures
high temperatures and low confining pressures
high temperatures and high confining pressures
Which factor does not affect whether folding is severe or gentle?
the magnitude of the applied forces
length of time the force was applied
age of the rock units
the ability of the rocks to resist deformation

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