ESS 101 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
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1. bThe bstress brate b__________ bthe bstrain brate bfor belastic bdeformation.
a. bis bgreater bthan
b. bis bless bthan
c. bis bproportional bto
d. bis bvariable bcompared bto be. bnever bchanges brelative bto b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c.
bis bproportional bto
2. bWhere bdo bearthquakes boccur bin bthe bPacific bNorthwest? b
a. bnear bthe bsurface bwithin bthe bNorth bAmerican bplate
b. bdeep bwithin bthe bJuna bde bFuca bplate
c. balong bthe bCascadia bsubduction bzone
d. ball bof bthe babove bare bcorrect
e. bonly banswers ba band bc bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. ball bof bthe babove
bare bcorrect
3. bAccording bto bBrian bAtwater's bresearch balong bthe bWashington bcoastline, bthe
brecurrence binterval bof blarge bCascadia bsubduction bzone bearthquakes bis
b___________.
a. b~3500 byears
b. b~5000 byears
c. b~10,000 byears
d. b~1,000,000 byears
e. bnone bof bthe babove brecurrence bintervals bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔e.
bnone bof bthe babove brecurrence bintervals bare bcorrect
4. bHow bdid bgeologists bdetermine bthe bexact bday bof boffset bon bthe bCascadia
bsubduction bzone bin b1700 bAD?
a. bthey bcounted btree brings bof bdead bcedar btrees
b. bthey bused bradiocarbon bdating bof bburied bpeat
c. bthey bhad baccurate btsunami blogs bfrom bJapan bthat brecorded bthis bevent
d. bthey bhad baccurate btsunami blogs bfrom bnative bAmericans bthat brecorded bthis
bevent
e. bthere bwere bno brecords bof bthis bevent b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c. bthey bhad baccurate
btsunami blogs bfrom bJapan bthat brecorded bthis bevent
,5. bThe bGreat bLakes bbasin bpresently bdrains bthrough bthe bSt. bLawrence bRiver
bdrainage. bWhy bwill bthe bGreat bLakes bbasin beventually bdrain bsouth bthrough bthe
bMississippi bRiver bdrainage?
a. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe
bdrainage btopography
b. bThe bsouthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe
bdrainage btopography
c. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically bsubsiding band bwill bchange
bthe bdrainage btopography
d. bThe bsouthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically bsubsiding band bwill bchange
bthe bdrainage btopography
e. bThe bNiagra bescarpment bis bstill btectonically bactive band bis bcausing bthe bnorthern
bGreat bLakes bto buplift b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis
bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe bdrainage btopography
6. bZigzag boutcrop bpatterns bare bthe bresult bof b___________.
a. berosion bof bnormal bfaults
b. berosion bof bmonocline bfolds
c. berosion bof bsymmetric banticline band bsyncline bfolds
d. berosion bof bplunging banticline band bsyncline
e. berosion bof bzigzag bdeposition bfeatures b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. berosion bof
bplunging banticline band bsyncline
7. bWhat bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity? b
a. bmagnitude bof bthe bearthquake
b. bproximity bto bthe bearthquake's bepicenter
c. bsubstrate bthat bunderlies bthe bsurface
d. ball bof bthe babove bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity b
e. bonly banswers ba band bb bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. ball bof bthe babove
bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity
8. bTsunamis bmay bbe bgenerated b_________.
a. balong bvertical boffset bnormal bfaults bat bdivergent bmargins
b. balong bsubduction bzones bwhere bvertical boffset bhas boccurred bon bthe bocean bfloor
c. balong btransform bmargins bwhere bhorizontal boffset bhas boccurred bon bthe bocean
bfloor b
d. bsubmarine blandslides bdue bto bseismic bevents
e. banswers bb band bd bare bboth bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔e. banswers bb band bd
bare bboth bcorrect
9. bA bminimum bof b_______ bseismic bstations bis bnecessary bto bdetermine bthe bfocus
bof ban bearthquake. b
a. b3
b. b10
c. b1
d. b300 be. b5 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. b3
, 10. bIf ban bearthquake boccurs, bthe b_________ bwaves bare bthe bfirst bto barrive bat ba
bseismic bstation.
a. bsurface
b. bshear
c. bS
d. bP
e. ball bof bthe bseismic bwaves btravel bat bthe bsame bvelocity. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d.
bP
11. bTopset bbeds bof ba bdelta b_________.
a. bare bgraded bto bthe belevation bof bthe blake bor bsea blevel
b. bare bdeposited bat bthe bbottom bof ba blake bembayment
c. bare bprograded bin bthe bdirection bthat ba bstream bflows binto ba blake b
d. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
e. bonly banswers ba band bb bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bare bgraded bto bthe
belevation bof bthe blake bor bsea blevel
12. bIn border bto brelieve bstress bbuildup bthat bwould bcause ba bmagnitude b7
bearthquake, bapproximately bhow bmany bmagnitude b5 bearthquakes bwould bhave bto
boccur?
a. b3
b. b30
c. b300
d. b900
e. b27,000 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b. b30
13. bIf byou bdated ba bvolcanic brock bthat bunknowingly blost bargon bthrough bdiffusion
bthe bresulting bpotassium- bargon bage b_________.
a. bwould bnot bbe baffected bby bargon bloss
b. bwould bappear bolder bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock
c. bwould bappear byounger bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock b
d. bwould bbe bskewed btowards bthe bargon bheat bloss bequation
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c. bwould bappear
byounger bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock
14. bA bhigh bstrain brate bis bconducive bto b_______________ bdeformation bin brock. b
a. bbrittle bfracture
b. belastic
c. bductile
d. ball bof bthe babove bare bcorrect
e. bnone bof bthe babove bare bcorrect bas bstrain brate bhas bno bimpact bon bthe btype bof
bdeformation ba brocks bwill bundergo b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bbrittle bfracture
15. bDuring boffset bof bthe bSeattle bFault, b1100 byears bago b__________.
a. bthe bupthrown bside bof bthe bfault bwas buplifted b~27 bfeet
Answers
1. bThe bstress brate b__________ bthe bstrain brate bfor belastic bdeformation.
a. bis bgreater bthan
b. bis bless bthan
c. bis bproportional bto
d. bis bvariable bcompared bto be. bnever bchanges brelative bto b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c.
bis bproportional bto
2. bWhere bdo bearthquakes boccur bin bthe bPacific bNorthwest? b
a. bnear bthe bsurface bwithin bthe bNorth bAmerican bplate
b. bdeep bwithin bthe bJuna bde bFuca bplate
c. balong bthe bCascadia bsubduction bzone
d. ball bof bthe babove bare bcorrect
e. bonly banswers ba band bc bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. ball bof bthe babove
bare bcorrect
3. bAccording bto bBrian bAtwater's bresearch balong bthe bWashington bcoastline, bthe
brecurrence binterval bof blarge bCascadia bsubduction bzone bearthquakes bis
b___________.
a. b~3500 byears
b. b~5000 byears
c. b~10,000 byears
d. b~1,000,000 byears
e. bnone bof bthe babove brecurrence bintervals bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔e.
bnone bof bthe babove brecurrence bintervals bare bcorrect
4. bHow bdid bgeologists bdetermine bthe bexact bday bof boffset bon bthe bCascadia
bsubduction bzone bin b1700 bAD?
a. bthey bcounted btree brings bof bdead bcedar btrees
b. bthey bused bradiocarbon bdating bof bburied bpeat
c. bthey bhad baccurate btsunami blogs bfrom bJapan bthat brecorded bthis bevent
d. bthey bhad baccurate btsunami blogs bfrom bnative bAmericans bthat brecorded bthis
bevent
e. bthere bwere bno brecords bof bthis bevent b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c. bthey bhad baccurate
btsunami blogs bfrom bJapan bthat brecorded bthis bevent
,5. bThe bGreat bLakes bbasin bpresently bdrains bthrough bthe bSt. bLawrence bRiver
bdrainage. bWhy bwill bthe bGreat bLakes bbasin beventually bdrain bsouth bthrough bthe
bMississippi bRiver bdrainage?
a. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe
bdrainage btopography
b. bThe bsouthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe
bdrainage btopography
c. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically bsubsiding band bwill bchange
bthe bdrainage btopography
d. bThe bsouthern bGreat bLakes barea bis bstill bisostatically bsubsiding band bwill bchange
bthe bdrainage btopography
e. bThe bNiagra bescarpment bis bstill btectonically bactive band bis bcausing bthe bnorthern
bGreat bLakes bto buplift b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bThe bnorthern bGreat bLakes barea bis
bstill bisostatically brising band bwill bchange bthe bdrainage btopography
6. bZigzag boutcrop bpatterns bare bthe bresult bof b___________.
a. berosion bof bnormal bfaults
b. berosion bof bmonocline bfolds
c. berosion bof bsymmetric banticline band bsyncline bfolds
d. berosion bof bplunging banticline band bsyncline
e. berosion bof bzigzag bdeposition bfeatures b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. berosion bof
bplunging banticline band bsyncline
7. bWhat bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity? b
a. bmagnitude bof bthe bearthquake
b. bproximity bto bthe bearthquake's bepicenter
c. bsubstrate bthat bunderlies bthe bsurface
d. ball bof bthe babove bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity b
e. bonly banswers ba band bb bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d. ball bof bthe babove
bfactors binfluence bearthquake bintensity
8. bTsunamis bmay bbe bgenerated b_________.
a. balong bvertical boffset bnormal bfaults bat bdivergent bmargins
b. balong bsubduction bzones bwhere bvertical boffset bhas boccurred bon bthe bocean bfloor
c. balong btransform bmargins bwhere bhorizontal boffset bhas boccurred bon bthe bocean
bfloor b
d. bsubmarine blandslides bdue bto bseismic bevents
e. banswers bb band bd bare bboth bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔e. banswers bb band bd
bare bboth bcorrect
9. bA bminimum bof b_______ bseismic bstations bis bnecessary bto bdetermine bthe bfocus
bof ban bearthquake. b
a. b3
b. b10
c. b1
d. b300 be. b5 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. b3
, 10. bIf ban bearthquake boccurs, bthe b_________ bwaves bare bthe bfirst bto barrive bat ba
bseismic bstation.
a. bsurface
b. bshear
c. bS
d. bP
e. ball bof bthe bseismic bwaves btravel bat bthe bsame bvelocity. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔d.
bP
11. bTopset bbeds bof ba bdelta b_________.
a. bare bgraded bto bthe belevation bof bthe blake bor bsea blevel
b. bare bdeposited bat bthe bbottom bof ba blake bembayment
c. bare bprograded bin bthe bdirection bthat ba bstream bflows binto ba blake b
d. ball bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect
e. bonly banswers ba band bb bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bare bgraded bto bthe
belevation bof bthe blake bor bsea blevel
12. bIn border bto brelieve bstress bbuildup bthat bwould bcause ba bmagnitude b7
bearthquake, bapproximately bhow bmany bmagnitude b5 bearthquakes bwould bhave bto
boccur?
a. b3
b. b30
c. b300
d. b900
e. b27,000 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔b. b30
13. bIf byou bdated ba bvolcanic brock bthat bunknowingly blost bargon bthrough bdiffusion
bthe bresulting bpotassium- bargon bage b_________.
a. bwould bnot bbe baffected bby bargon bloss
b. bwould bappear bolder bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock
c. bwould bappear byounger bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock b
d. bwould bbe bskewed btowards bthe bargon bheat bloss bequation
e. bnone bof bthe babove banswers bare bcorrect b- bcorrect banswers✔✔c. bwould bappear
byounger bthan bthe btrue bage bof bthe bvolcanic brock
14. bA bhigh bstrain brate bis bconducive bto b_______________ bdeformation bin brock. b
a. bbrittle bfracture
b. belastic
c. bductile
d. ball bof bthe babove bare bcorrect
e. bnone bof bthe babove bare bcorrect bas bstrain brate bhas bno bimpact bon bthe btype bof
bdeformation ba brocks bwill bundergo b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bbrittle bfracture
15. bDuring boffset bof bthe bSeattle bFault, b1100 byears bago b__________.
a. bthe bupthrown bside bof bthe bfault bwas buplifted b~27 bfeet
