Geology Field Trip Quiz
questions and answers
Sedimentary rock - answer A rock that is formed in layers,
comprised of other rocks, plants, and animals.
Igneous rock - answer A rock that is formed from magma, if the
formation occurs in the chamber, and lava outside of the chamber.
Metamorphic rock - answer A rock that is formed because of heat or
pressure.
Permeability - answer The composition of rock that allows for gas or
liquid to flow through the rock.
Porosity - answer Pore space in the rock.
Fault - answer An extended break in a body of rock.
Strike-slip fault - answer A fault in which rock strata are displaced
mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault.
Reverse fault - answer A fault where the hanging wall rises relative
to the footwallhanging wall rises relative to the footwall.
Batholith - answer A very large igneous intrusion extending deep in
the earth's crust.
Why is the dam located where it is? - answer There's an abundance
of granite that secures it.
questions and answers
Sedimentary rock - answer A rock that is formed in layers,
comprised of other rocks, plants, and animals.
Igneous rock - answer A rock that is formed from magma, if the
formation occurs in the chamber, and lava outside of the chamber.
Metamorphic rock - answer A rock that is formed because of heat or
pressure.
Permeability - answer The composition of rock that allows for gas or
liquid to flow through the rock.
Porosity - answer Pore space in the rock.
Fault - answer An extended break in a body of rock.
Strike-slip fault - answer A fault in which rock strata are displaced
mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault.
Reverse fault - answer A fault where the hanging wall rises relative
to the footwallhanging wall rises relative to the footwall.
Batholith - answer A very large igneous intrusion extending deep in
the earth's crust.
Why is the dam located where it is? - answer There's an abundance
of granite that secures it.
