Deformation of the Crust

Question 1

As a volcanic mountain range is built, isostatic adjustment will cause the crust beneath it to

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sink

Question 2

In the diagram above, the rocks in Block 1 form

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a hanging wall

Question 3

In the diagram above, line X represents a

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fault plane

Question 4

Crust sinks deeper into the mantle as a result of increased crustal

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thickness

Question 5

Which of the following was formed by a collision between continental and oceanic crusts?

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Mount St. Helens

Question 6

What are the largest groups of mountains on the earth called?

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belts

Question 7

What type of mountains are shown in this diagram?

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fault-block

Question 8

A collision between continental crust and oceanic crust formed the

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Cascade Mountains

Question 9

Rising of the crust would most likely be caused by the crust being

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thinned.

Question 10

Which of the following causes reverse faults?

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compression

Question 11

Normal faults usually occur in a series of parallel fault lines producing landforms that are

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steplike

Question 12

The permanent deformation of a rock without the rock breaking is called

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folding

Question 13

Which of the following usually form along convergent plate boundaries?

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mountains

Question 14

A change in the shape or volume of crustal rock due to stress is called

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strain

Question 15

Up-and-down motions of the crust are called

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isostatic adjustments

Question 16

What type of force hasacted on the rocks in this diagram?

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tension

Question 17

What type of fault is pictured in the diagram below?

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thrust

Question 18

Mount Everest is a part of which mountain range?

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Himalayas

Question 19

The balance between the forces pushing the crust down and the forces pushing it up is called

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isostasy.

Question 20

Mountain that forms when molten rock rises under the crust and pushes up the overlying rock?

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dome

Question 21

What type of mountains are commonly located where continents have collided?

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folded

Question 22

A group of adjacent mountain ranges makes up a mountain

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system

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