new quiz geo material

which of the following is most likely to affect soil in New Jersey? 

1. soil pollution

2. soil erosion

3. overgrazing

4. desertification

soil pollution

which of the following is NOT a reason why mass movements are a problem? 

1. cause billions of dollars in damage on average yearly

2. decreases tourism and real estate revenue

3. kills millions of people a year

4. commonly destroys infrastructure

kills millions of people a year

(kills thousands)

what describes mass movements that behave as fluids?

flows

where do mass movements end?

foot

which is not an effect of adding water to a surface?

1. adds weight

2. increases clay binding

3. increases surface tension up to a point

4. adding too much causes fluid behavior

increases clay binding

which of the following is not needed to mitigate mass movements

1. identifying rock types

2. observing wildlife patterns

3. identifying old landslides

4. measure slope angle

observing wildlife patterns

which of the following is not a trigger for mass movements? 

1. anthropogenic causes

2. re-vegetation

3. precipitation

4. earthquakes

re-vegetation

which of the following types of stresses is associated with divergent plate boundaries? 

1. relational

2. tension

3. compressive

4. shear

tension

which of the following minerals would be more likely to undergo brittle deformation? 

1. kaolinite clay

2. quartz

3. calcite

4. muscovite mica

quartz

what type of fault is on the board?

normal fault

1. what describes the stable parts of continents that have not been tectonically active for 3.0+ billion years?

cratons

1. what is the point where an earthquake happens on the fault?

focus

what pieces of information are found on geologic maps?

1. rock units and ages

2. strike and dip

3. topographic contours

1. which seismic waves cause the most damage?

Rayleigh

1. what type of fault is indicated by the first motion / focal mechanism symbol on the slide? (just know the answer to this and hopefully it’s the same pic on the exam

1. strike-slip

1. what is the primary reason why earthquakes kill large numbers in many places but not others?

1. developing nations have poor quality / no infrastructure that fails easily

1. how do buildings of different heights react with different earthquake frequencies? 

resonance

which of the following is not part of the definition of metamorphism? 

1. changes rocks from their protolith

2. changes rocks in the liquid state

3. changes due to increases in temperature

4. changes due to increases in pressure

changes rocks in the liquid state

which of the following is not one of the main types of protoliths? 

1. carbonates

2. intermediates

3. mafics

4. ultramafics

intermediates

which of the following is an effect of directed pressure? 

1. decreases density

2. speeds up chemical reactions

3. creates preferred mineral orientations

4. creates totally new minerals

creates preferred mineral orientation