Description : In geological studies, a reverse fault having a di less than 10 degrees is known as which of the following types of faults. w) normal x) overthrust y) strike-slip z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OVERTHRUST
Description : The San Andreas fault in California is a classic example of which of the following types of faults? w) tear fault x) upthrust fault y) dip-slip fault z) strike-slip fault
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved down relative to the footwall is termed: w) normal fault x) reverse fault y) upthrust fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NORMAL FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved UP relative to the footwall is termed: w) overthrust fault x) reverse fault y) tear fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REVERSE FAULT
Description : Taksal fault is an example of: (A) Normal fault (B) Reverse fault (C) Strike slip fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Strike slip fault
Description : Sag pond is an example of : (A) Normal fault (B) Reverse fault (C) Strike slip fault (D) None of these
Description : The San Andreas Fault is an example of: (A) Normal fault (B) Reverse fault (C) Right lateral strike slip (D) Left lateral strike slip
Last Answer : (C) Right lateral strike slip
Description : In which type of the fault the hanging wall is moving up with respect to foot wall? (A) Normal fault (B) Strike slip fault (C) Reverse fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Reverse fault
Description : In geological studies, a fracture in the earth's surface along which movement has taken place is termed: w) tension fracture x) gash fracture y) fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FAULT
Description : Which type of movement has been seen in right lateral strike-slip fault? (A) Sinistral movement (B) Dextral movement (C) Upward movement (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Dextral movement
Description : _______ is the angle of a fault plane w.r.t. vertical. (A) Hade (B) Throw (C) Heave (D) Dip
Last Answer : (A) Hade
Description : In which tectonic environment, you can find the surface expression in the form of folding? (A) Extensional (B) Compressional (C) Strike slip (D) All of these
Last Answer : (B) Compressional
Description : Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____? (A) Fault zone (B) Fault Plane (C) Fault scarp (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fault Plane
Description : In geological studies, the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, commonly called the Moho, is the boundary between the w) the mantle and the crust x) asthenosphere and the mantle y) mantle and the outer core z) outer core and the inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE MANTLE AND THE CRUST
Description : What name is given to the science which studies the atmosphere? w) oceanography x) atmospherology y) meteorology z) weatherology
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- METEOROLOGY
Description : In geological studies, cemented volcanic ash is called: w) caldera x) a-a y) lava z) tuff
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TUFF
Description : In geological studies, a breccia contains particle that have which of the following shapes? w) rounded x) angular y) square z) spheroidal
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR
Description : In geological studies, arkose contains which of th following minerals which gives it a reddish color? w) orthoclase x) calcite y) aragonite (pron: a-rag-o-nite) z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ORTHOCLASE
Description : In geological studies, all of the following are TRUE of P waves except that they: w) are body waves x) travel like sound waves y) can pass through liquids z) are slower than S waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ARE SLOWER THAN S WAVES
Description : In geological studies, a dome shaped intrusion is called a: w) volcanic neck x) laccolith y) nuee ardente z) caldera
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LACCOLITH
Description : What is considered to be the approximate difference in average temperature between the "little ice age" and today? w) 1 to 3 degrees centigrade x) 5 to 8 degrees centigrade y) 10 to 12 degrees centigrade z) 15 to 20 degrees centigrade
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1 TO 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE
Description : The transport of energy or matter across the parallels of latitude in a north-south direction or the reverse is called: w) global transport x) air transport y) meridional transport z) polar transport
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MERIDIONAL TRANSPORT
Description : 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault. (A) Kangra Active fault (B) San Andreas fault (C) Main Boundary thrust (D) Tanda Active fault
Last Answer : (D) Tanda Active fault
Description : Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake? (A) Denali fault (B) Himalayan frontal thrust (C) Alpine fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Denali fault
Description : Which of the following areas is closest to the total surface area of the earth in square kilometers? w) 500 million x) 500 billion y) 500 thousand z) 5 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 500 MILLION
Description : Which of the following statements is false? a. Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance c. Earthquakes can be ... reverse and strike-slip faulting d. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
Last Answer : b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance
Description : Point on fault plane where slip initiated is termed as: (A) Epicenter (B) Hypocenter (C) Fault scarp (D) Hanging wall
Last Answer : (B) Hypocenter
Description : On which one of the following is the largest known volcanic cone in the solar system located? w) Earth x) Io y) Mars z) the moon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MARS
Description : Most earthquakes originate at depths of between w) the surface and 100 kilometers x) 100 kilometers and 500 kilometers y) 500 kilometers and 700 kilometers z) 700 kilometers and the outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE SURFACE AND 100 KILOMETERS
Description : Which of the following is TRUE of an earthquake's epicenter and focus? w) they are the same x) the focus is above the epicenter y) the epicenter is at the earth's surface z) the focus is at the earth's inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE EPICENTER IS AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE
Description : Of the following choices, the color purple on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOREVISION
Description : Of the following, the color blue on a topographic map indicates what surface feature? w) vegetation x) water y) photorevision z) rock formations
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WATER
Description : The surface of a "desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following? w) loose sand x) sand and clay y) pebbles and boulders z) concrete and cement
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
Description : Fine parallel lines, or striations, are most likel to be seen on a cleavage surface of which of the following minerals? w) quartz x) orthoclase y) hornblende z) plagioclase (pron: play-gee-o-klase)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PLAGIOCLASE
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : Which of the following distances in kilometers is closest to the diameter of the earth? w) 750 kilometers x) 2,750 kilometers y) 12,750 kilometers z) 127,500 kilometers
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 12,750 KILOMETERS
Description : The core of the earth is thought to be composed of which of the following? w) basalt and granite x) compressed gases y) uranium and lead z) iron and nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- IRON AND NICKEL
Description : Which of these events gives us evidence that the earth is spherical? w) a volcanic eruption x) an earthquake y) an eclipse of the moon z) the earth's rotation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
Description : Which of the following causes the oblate spheroid shape of the earth? w) the earth's magnetism x) the earth's gravity y) the earth's rotation z) the moon's tidal pull
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE EARTH'S ROTATION
Description : To what does the atmosphere's "greenhouse effect" refer to? w) the fact that ozone reflects ultraviolet radiation x) the fact that air prevents heat from leaving the earth y) the fact that clouds prevent sunlight from reaching the earth z) the fact that green plants use sunlight to produce food
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE FACT THAT AIR PREVENTS HEAT FROM LEAVING THE EARTH
Description : How much of the sun's total radiation actually reaches the earth? Is it one part in w) 2,000 x) 200,000 y) 2 million z) 2 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ONE PART IN 2 BILLION
Description : Which of the following is the oldest period of tim lasting from the beginnings of the earth to approximately 570 million year ago? w) Precambrian x) Pleistocene (pron: ply-sto-sin) y) Miocene (pron: my-o-sin) z) Jurassic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRECAMBRIAN
Description : The Greenhouse Effect is caused primarily by which of the following processes? w) blocking incoming short wave solar energy x) absorbing incoming short wave solar energy y) heating of the Earth's stratosphere z) absorbing outgoing long wave radiation from the Earth
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ABSORBING OUTGOING LONG WAVE RADIATION FROM THE EARTH
Description : The available incoming solar radiation is known as: w) reflection x) insolation y) reradiation z) absorption
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INSOLATION
Description : In an ocean, the upper layer of water with sufficient light penetration to support photosynthesis by aquatic plants i known as the: w) free zone x) plant zone y) photic zone z) primary zone
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTIC ZONE
Description : The fossil archaeopteryx is the earliest known example of: w) mammal x) fish y) bird z) snake
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BIRD
Description : A point of known or assumed elevation on a topographic map is termed: w) benchmark x) contour line y) bathymetric point z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BENCHMARK
Description : Another method of locating points on a map besides the longitude and latitude method which is frequently employed in the western states is known as the: w) Arc Method x) Tier and Range System y) Square Similar Method z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TIER AND RANGE SYSTEM
Description : The horse latitude which occurs at approximately 30o - 35o north is also known as the: w) doldrums x) calms of Cancer y) calms of Capricorn z) trough of the Pacific
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CALMS OF CANCER
Description : A lake or pond community is also known as a: w) pelagic community (pron: pe-laj-ick) x) benthic community (pron: ben-thick) y) lentic community (pron: len-tick) z) lotic community (pron: lot-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LENTIC COMMUNITY