ESS 101 Rocks Questions And Answers
d. bThe bpluton bformed bafter b55 bMa bago. b- bAnswer b- bIf ba bxenolith bincluded bwithin ban bigneous
bpluton bhas ba bnumerical bage bof b55 bmillion byears b(Ma) bold, bwhat bcan byou binfer babout bthe bage
bof bthe bpluton?
a. bThe bpluton bformed bbefore b55 bMa bago. b
b. bThe bpluton bformed bbefore b100 bMa bago.
c. bThe bpluton bformed bexactly bat b55 bMa bago. b
d. bThe bpluton bformed bafter b55 bMa bago. b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas byou bcannot binfer bthe bpIuton's bage bbased bon bthe
bnumerical bages
d. batmosphere, bnitrogen-14 b- bAnswer b- bRadiocarbon bis bfirst bproduced b_____ bwhen bneutrons
bstrike b______ batoms.
a. bocean, bnitrogen-14
b. bocean, bcarbon-12
c. batmosphere, bcarbon-12 b
d. batmosphere, bnitrogen-14
e. batmosphere, bcarbon-13
a. b3 b- bAnswer b- bA bminimum bof b_______ bseismic bstations bis bnecessary bto bdetermine bthe bfocus
bof ban bearthquake.
a. b3
b. b10
c. b1
d. b300
e. b5
,e. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bsolidifies bwithin bthe bvent bof ba bvolcano band bthe bsurrounding bmaterial
bis beroded b- bAnswer b- bA bvolcanic bneck bis bformed b________ band bthe bsurrounding brock berodes
baway.
a. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bintrudes ba bfracture bthat blies bparallel bto bsedimentary blayers
b. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bintrudes ba bfracture bthat blies bperpendicular bto bsedimentary blayers b
c. bwhen ban birregular bshaped bmagma bbody bintrudes bthe bcountry brock bthat bis b>100 bkm b2 b
d. bwhen ban birregular bshaped bmagma bbody bintrudes bthe bcountry brock bthat bis b<100 bkm b2 b
e. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bsolidifies bwithin bthe bvent bof ba bvolcano band bthe bsurrounding bmaterial
bis beroded
b. b30 b- bAnswer b- bIn border bto brelieve bstress bbuildup bthat bwould bcause ba bmagnitude b5
bearthquake, bapproximately bhow bmany
magnitude b4 bearthquakes bwould bhave bto boccur?
a. bl0
b. b30
c. b300 b
d. b900 b
e. b27,000
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas blimestone btypically bprecipitates bin bshallow bocean
bwater b- bAnswer b- bLimestone bgenerally bprecipitates bin bdeep bocean bwater bbecause_______. b
a. bcalcium bcarbonate bprecipitates bin bcold bwater b
b. bcalcium bcarbonate bis bless bsoluble b(dissolvable) bin bcold bwater b
c. bcalcium bcarbonate bis bmore bsoluble b(dissolvable) bin bcold bwater
d. bdissolved bcalcium bcarbonate bis bonly bpresent bin bdeep bwater b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas blimestone btypically bprecipitates bin bshallow bocean
bwater
a. bbi-directional bstresses b- bAnswer b- bSymmetric banticline bfolds bresult bfrom______.
a. bbi-directional bstresses b
b. buni-directional bstresses b
,c. bextensional bstresses b
d. berosion bof bplugging b(tilted) banticlines band bsynclines b
e. berosion bof btilted bstrata
e. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect b- bAnswer b- bWhat bconditions bare bnecessary bto bform
boolitic blimestone?
a. bwarm bwater bconditions
b. bactive bwaves band bcurrents
c. bshallow bwater b
d. blots bof bmarine bplant blife b
e. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
c. berupted binto bwater b- bAnswer b- bPillow bbasalts bform bwhen bbasalt bis b________. b
a. berupted brapidly bfrom bfissures binto bthe batmosphere b
b. berupted bslowly bwithin blava btubes
c. berupted binto bwater b
d. berupted bfrom ba bsmall bvent b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
c. binterlayered bpyroclastic band blava bflows b- bAnswer b- bStrato bvolcanoes bconsist bof b______?
a. binterlayered bbasalt bflows b
b. binterlayered bpyroclastic bflows b
c. binterlayered bpyroclastic band blava bflows b
d. bviscous brhyolite bflows b
, e. bexclusively bof bstratified bvolcanic bash blayers
d. bjoints bincrease btension bin bthe brock bcausing bweathering breaction brates bto bincrease b- bAnswer b-
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bjoints bare bnot bimportant bto bpromote bweathering bin
brock.
a. bjoints bprovide bprotected bsettings bfrom bsoil band bplants bto bbecome bestablished b
b. bjoints bpermit bwater band bother bchemical bagents bto bpenetrate bbelow bthe bsurface b
c. bjoints bmore bsurface barea bfor bthe bweathering bfront bto battack b
d. bjoints bincrease btension bin bthe brock bcausing bweathering breaction brates bto bincrease b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect, bas ball bof bthe babove bfactors bregarding bjoints
benhance bweathering
d. ba bresistant bcap brock bprotects bthe bunderlying bweaker brock bfrom bweathering band berosion b-
bAnswer b- bMonuments band bhoodoos bform b________. b
a. bwhen bangular bjoints bpatterns bweather bspheroidally b
b. bfrom bre-precipitation bof bcalcium bcarbonate bin bcaves b
c. bfrom bdeep brilling bof bexposed blimestone brock b
d. ba bresistant bcap brock bprotects bthe bunderlying bweaker brock bfrom bweathering band berosion. b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bto bexplain bhow bmonument band bhoodoos bform.
b. bwater bexpands bwhen bit bfreezes bto bform bice. b- bAnswer b- bFrost bwedging boccurs bin brock
bbecause:
d. bThe bpluton bformed bafter b55 bMa bago. b- bAnswer b- bIf ba bxenolith bincluded bwithin ban bigneous
bpluton bhas ba bnumerical bage bof b55 bmillion byears b(Ma) bold, bwhat bcan byou binfer babout bthe bage
bof bthe bpluton?
a. bThe bpluton bformed bbefore b55 bMa bago. b
b. bThe bpluton bformed bbefore b100 bMa bago.
c. bThe bpluton bformed bexactly bat b55 bMa bago. b
d. bThe bpluton bformed bafter b55 bMa bago. b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas byou bcannot binfer bthe bpIuton's bage bbased bon bthe
bnumerical bages
d. batmosphere, bnitrogen-14 b- bAnswer b- bRadiocarbon bis bfirst bproduced b_____ bwhen bneutrons
bstrike b______ batoms.
a. bocean, bnitrogen-14
b. bocean, bcarbon-12
c. batmosphere, bcarbon-12 b
d. batmosphere, bnitrogen-14
e. batmosphere, bcarbon-13
a. b3 b- bAnswer b- bA bminimum bof b_______ bseismic bstations bis bnecessary bto bdetermine bthe bfocus
bof ban bearthquake.
a. b3
b. b10
c. b1
d. b300
e. b5
,e. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bsolidifies bwithin bthe bvent bof ba bvolcano band bthe bsurrounding bmaterial
bis beroded b- bAnswer b- bA bvolcanic bneck bis bformed b________ band bthe bsurrounding brock berodes
baway.
a. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bintrudes ba bfracture bthat blies bparallel bto bsedimentary blayers
b. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bintrudes ba bfracture bthat blies bperpendicular bto bsedimentary blayers b
c. bwhen ban birregular bshaped bmagma bbody bintrudes bthe bcountry brock bthat bis b>100 bkm b2 b
d. bwhen ban birregular bshaped bmagma bbody bintrudes bthe bcountry brock bthat bis b<100 bkm b2 b
e. bwhen ba bmagma bbody bsolidifies bwithin bthe bvent bof ba bvolcano band bthe bsurrounding bmaterial
bis beroded
b. b30 b- bAnswer b- bIn border bto brelieve bstress bbuildup bthat bwould bcause ba bmagnitude b5
bearthquake, bapproximately bhow bmany
magnitude b4 bearthquakes bwould bhave bto boccur?
a. bl0
b. b30
c. b300 b
d. b900 b
e. b27,000
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas blimestone btypically bprecipitates bin bshallow bocean
bwater b- bAnswer b- bLimestone bgenerally bprecipitates bin bdeep bocean bwater bbecause_______. b
a. bcalcium bcarbonate bprecipitates bin bcold bwater b
b. bcalcium bcarbonate bis bless bsoluble b(dissolvable) bin bcold bwater b
c. bcalcium bcarbonate bis bmore bsoluble b(dissolvable) bin bcold bwater
d. bdissolved bcalcium bcarbonate bis bonly bpresent bin bdeep bwater b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bas blimestone btypically bprecipitates bin bshallow bocean
bwater
a. bbi-directional bstresses b- bAnswer b- bSymmetric banticline bfolds bresult bfrom______.
a. bbi-directional bstresses b
b. buni-directional bstresses b
,c. bextensional bstresses b
d. berosion bof bplugging b(tilted) banticlines band bsynclines b
e. berosion bof btilted bstrata
e. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect b- bAnswer b- bWhat bconditions bare bnecessary bto bform
boolitic blimestone?
a. bwarm bwater bconditions
b. bactive bwaves band bcurrents
c. bshallow bwater b
d. blots bof bmarine bplant blife b
e. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
c. berupted binto bwater b- bAnswer b- bPillow bbasalts bform bwhen bbasalt bis b________. b
a. berupted brapidly bfrom bfissures binto bthe batmosphere b
b. berupted bslowly bwithin blava btubes
c. berupted binto bwater b
d. berupted bfrom ba bsmall bvent b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
c. binterlayered bpyroclastic band blava bflows b- bAnswer b- bStrato bvolcanoes bconsist bof b______?
a. binterlayered bbasalt bflows b
b. binterlayered bpyroclastic bflows b
c. binterlayered bpyroclastic band blava bflows b
d. bviscous brhyolite bflows b
, e. bexclusively bof bstratified bvolcanic bash blayers
d. bjoints bincrease btension bin bthe brock bcausing bweathering breaction brates bto bincrease b- bAnswer b-
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bjoints bare bnot bimportant bto bpromote bweathering bin
brock.
a. bjoints bprovide bprotected bsettings bfrom bsoil band bplants bto bbecome bestablished b
b. bjoints bpermit bwater band bother bchemical bagents bto bpenetrate bbelow bthe bsurface b
c. bjoints bmore bsurface barea bfor bthe bweathering bfront bto battack b
d. bjoints bincrease btension bin bthe brock bcausing bweathering breaction brates bto bincrease b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect, bas ball bof bthe babove bfactors bregarding bjoints
benhance bweathering
d. ba bresistant bcap brock bprotects bthe bunderlying bweaker brock bfrom bweathering band berosion b-
bAnswer b- bMonuments band bhoodoos bform b________. b
a. bwhen bangular bjoints bpatterns bweather bspheroidally b
b. bfrom bre-precipitation bof bcalcium bcarbonate bin bcaves b
c. bfrom bdeep brilling bof bexposed blimestone brock b
d. ba bresistant bcap brock bprotects bthe bunderlying bweaker brock bfrom bweathering band berosion. b
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect bto bexplain bhow bmonument band bhoodoos bform.
b. bwater bexpands bwhen bit bfreezes bto bform bice. b- bAnswer b- bFrost bwedging boccurs bin brock
bbecause:
