Question 1

The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)

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A)  thrust fault.
B)  anticline.
C)  syncline.
D)  monocline.
E)  dome.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

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A)  Glowing orange lava flowing downhill.
B)  Fragments of molten rock blasting into the air.
C)  Billowing clouds of ash rising into the air.
D)  All of these.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The type of volcanic eruption shown in this photograph is

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A)  a lava fountain.
B)  collapse of a volcanic dome.
C)  a fissure eruption.
D)  a pyroclastic column.
E)  a volcanic mudflow.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

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A)  hot molten fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano
B)  viscous lava that moves too fast for people to outrun
C)  destruction by moderately fluid lava flows that can flow far from the volcano
D)  relatively small pyroclastic eruptions caused by localized explosions or collapseE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Eruptions on the island of Santorini in Greece resulted in

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A)  collapse of a huge caldera that caused part of an island to disappear beneath the sea.
B)  a huge ash column and pyroclastic flows.
C)  destructive waves that traveled across the sea.
D)  All of these.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following features was most likely the cause of the earthquake in the Investigation?

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A)  oceanic trench
B)  collapse of hills along the shoreline
C)  faulting along a line of cliffs
D)  a landslide off Red Mesa
E)  earthquakes from within Lava MountainF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

If bubbles cannot escape easily from a magma, the resulting eruption is likely to

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A)  be explosive.
B)  be nonexplosive.
C)  produce long, thin lava flows.D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a way that volcanoes and magma can cause earthquakes?

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A)  Volcanic explosions cause seismic waves.
B)  Volcanoes can load the crust, causing faulting and earthquakes.
C)  Many volcanoes have steep, unstable slopes that can cause landslides that shake the ground.
D)  Moving magma within or below the volcano can cause earthquakes.
E)  All of these are ways that volcanoes can cause earthquakes.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT evidence of recent activity at a volcano?

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A)  thick, well-developed soil
B)  layer of ash blanketing hillslopes
C)  unweathered lava flows
D)  ash flows lacking a well-developed soilE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

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A)  joint.
B)  normal fault.
C)  reverse fault.
D)  strike-slip fault.
E)  dip-slip fault.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the temperature of materials typically erupted from volcanoes?

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A)  extremely hot
B)  warm to slightly hot
C)  cool to coldD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 12

The most common volcanic rock found in lava flows on composite volcanoes is

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A)  andesite.
B)  basalt.
C)  obsidian.D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT associated with the Alaskan earthquake of 1964?

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A)  destruction of houses when a layer of weak clay liquefied
B)  landslides generated from steep mountainsides
C)  sinking of some downtown buildings by several meters
D)  a tsunami that killed people in Oregon and California
E)  a large strike-slip faultF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

What do the two stars near the center of this block represent?

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A)  the location of the earthquake
B)  the star at depth is the place where the earthquake is generated
C)  the star at depth is the hypocenter
D)  the star on the surface is the epicenter
E)  All of these.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The typical form for a composite volcano is a

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A)  steep-sided cone.
B)  shallowly-sloping shield.
C)  broad, circular crater.
D)  steep-sided dome.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is a hazard but not a risk, according to the textbook?

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A)  the Kilauea volcano, which covers subdivisions with molten lava
B)  a cinder cone that erupts hot molten fragments on an unpopulated Pacific island
C)  a volcano in Iceland that threatens people with dangerous gases
D)  a volcano in Iceland that caused catastrophic flooding that destroyed houses and roads
E)  All of these are both a hazard and a risk.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is common in most calderas?

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A)  a large circular depression with steep walls
B)  thick sequences of volcanic ash
C)  rounded mountains that are volcanic domes
D)  All of these.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Sudden movement on a fault can cause a tsunami when

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A)  a hurricane or cyclone is occurring.
B)  the fault suddenly uplifts or downdrops the seafloor.
C)  hot water trapped below the seafloor is released.
D)  a fault on land has a large displacement.
E)  None of these.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Exam 11: Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

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Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

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Which of the following is common in most calderas?

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Sudden movement on a fault can cause a tsunami when

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Which of the following is a hazard but not a risk, according to the textbook?

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Which of the following is NOT evidence of recent activity at a volcano?

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Which of the following was NOT associated with the Alaskan earthquake of 1964?

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What do the two stars near the center of this block represent?

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The typical form for a composite volcano is a

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The type of structure shown in this figure is a(n)

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What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

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Which of the following features was most likely the cause of the earthquake in the Investigation?

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The most common volcanic rock found in lava flows on composite volcanoes is

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Which of the following best describes the temperature of materials typically erupted from volcanoes?

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The type of volcanic eruption shown in this photograph is

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Which of the following is NOT a way that volcanoes and magma can cause earthquakes?

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Eruptions on the island of Santorini in Greece resulted in

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If bubbles cannot escape easily from a magma, the resulting eruption is likely to

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Exam 11: Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes

The type of structure shown in this figure is a

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Which of the following are characteristics of actively erupting volcanoes?

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Which of the following is NOT evidence of recent activity at a volcano?

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