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Geology (GLGY 381-UCAL) Final Exam
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Question 1 |
A | Transgression |
B | Rate of chemical weathering |
C | Global tectonics |
D | Regression |
E | Forced regression |
Question 2 |
A | None of the answers are correct |
B | Wave-dominated deltas |
C | Tide-dominated deltas |
D | Fan deltas |
Question 3 |
A | super surge. |
B | torpedo rise. |
C | storm surge. |
D | super elevation. Hint: READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY. |
Question 4 |
What type of collision occur at the area marked with F? (ID-SSF-39)
A | Magmatic Arc |
B | Trench |
C | Subduction Complex |
D | Rifted Margin Prism |
E | Interarc Basin |
Question 5 |
A | An unexplained nonconformity. |
B | A sudden increase of deposition in a specific window of geologic time. |
C | The line between the lateral contact of two sets of widely different strata. |
D | A discontinuity in the age of strata due to lack of deposition. |
Question 6 |
A | sudden increase in regional sed load. |
B | rise in sea level |
C | lowstand |
D | sudden decrease in regional sed load. |
E | highstand |
Question 7 |
A | formations |
B | members |
C | beds |
D | groups |
E | supergroups |
Question 8 |
A | near the shore line |
B | near the mid ocean ridge |
C | near the wave base |
D | inner the inner shelf |
Question 9 |
A | a hiatus. |
B | angular unconformity. |
C | disconformity |
D | a conformity. |
E | paraconformity |
Question 10 |
A | forebulge |
B | foredeep |
C | wedgetop |
D | backbulge |
Question 11 |
A | foredeep |
B | backbuldge |
C | basin |
D | channel |
E | wedgetop |
F | foreland |
G | forebulge |
Question 12 |
A | I. fining upwards II. fining upwards III. coarsening upwards |
B | I. fining upwards II. coarsening upwards III. coarsening upwards |
C | I. fining upwards II. coarsening upwards III. fining upwards |
D | I. coarsening upwards II. fining upwards III. fining upwards |
E | I. fining upwards II. fining upwards III. fining upwards |
Question 13 |
A | Discharge and subsidence are associated with hinterland and accommodation is associated with basin. |
B | Discharge and relief are associated with hinterland and accommodation and subsidence are associated with basin. |
C | Discharge, subsidence and accommodation are associated with hinterland and subsidence is associated with basin. |
D | Discharge and relief are associated with hinterland and accommodation and slope is associated with basin. |
E | Discharge, relief and subsidence are associated with hinterland and accommodation is associated with basin. |
Question 14 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 15 |
A | Distalset |
B | Topset |
C | Foreset |
D | Bottomset |
Question 16 |
In which area would you expect to find the passive margin (choose from red letters)? (ID-SSF-41)
A | N |
B | P |
C | T |
D | H |
E | R |
Question 17 |
A | Clastic deposits |
B | Coastal plain deposits |
C | Muddy deposits |
D | Sandy deposits |
Question 18 |
A | No |
B | Yes |
Question 19 |
The Magmatic Arc is represented by... (choose from red letters) (ID-SSF-42)
A | C |
B | B |
C | A |
D | D |
E | E |
Question 20 |
A | Dominant sandy deposits at the base |
B | Fining upward |
C | Dominant muddy deposits in distal regions |
D | Coarsening upward |
Question 21 |
A | A. low B. high |
B | A. Non-oscillating B. Oscillating |
C | A. Oscillating B. Non-oscillating |
D | A. high B. low |
Question 22 |
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A | 5 |
B | 4 |
C | 1 |
D | 2 |
E | 3 |
Question 23 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 24 |
A | regression and transgression |
B | regression and forced regression |
C | forced regression |
D | regression |
E | transgression |
Question 25 |
A | Aggradational |
B | Transgressional |
C | Retogradational |
D | Progradational |
Question 26 |
A | abyssal plains.. |
B | basins. |
C | disconformities. |
D | paraconformities. |
Question 27 |
A | Increased terrigenous clastic supply reduces carbonate productivity. |
B | At first it will rapidly decrease the carbonate productivity, but in the long run it will increase the carbonate productivity as terrigenous clastic supply will introduce essential chemical components to the system. |
C | At first terrigenous clastic supply will rapidly increase the carbonate productivity, but in the long run it will create chemical barriers reducing carbonate productivity. |
D | There is no effect because the carbonate productivity is independent of terrigenous clastic supply. |
Question 28 |
What letter on the following cartoon represent the toplap-downlap sequence? (yes, it is a two different things, so watch out!) (ID-SSF-44)
A | B |
B | C |
C | A |
D | B and C |
E | A and B |
F | A and C |
Question 29 |
A | False because it can only preserve up to about half a million years. |
B | False because it can preserve only up to few thousands of years because tidal currents disturb the depositional process. |
C | True |
Question 30 |
A | Regression Hint: Close, but this is not the right term! |
B | Increase in accommodation space |
C | Rising sea level |
D | Transgression |
E | Progradation |
Question 31 |
A | sea-floor spreading and mid-ocean ridges |
B | transform faulting |
C | hot spots |
D | continental volcanoes |
E | subduction and trenches |
Question 32 |
A | clockwise direction. |
B | downwards at 90 degrees to the rotational face. |
C | upwards at 90 degrees to the rotational face. |
D | counter clockwise direction. (if you take to a bloody British, it will bloody anti-clockwise 🙂 |
Question 33 |
A | Nonconformity |
B | Hiatus |
C | Angular unconformity |
D | Paraconformity |
E | Disconformity |
Question 34 |
What type of collision can occur at the area marked with N? (ID-SSF-38)
A | Ocean-Ocean Collision |
B | Continent-Ocean Collision |
C | Continent-Continent Collision |
D | Passive Margin Collision |
E | Active Margin Collision |
Question 35 |
A | clockwise direction. |
B | counter clockwise direction. (if you take to a bloody British, it will bloody anti-clockwise 🙂 |
C | downwards at 90 degrees to the rotational face. |
D | upwards at 90 degrees to the rotational face. |
Question 36 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 37 |
A | Flase |
B | True |
Question 38 |
A | Rise in relative sea-level and movement of the shoreline seawards. |
B | Fall in relative sea-level and movement of the shoreline seawards. |
C | None of the answers listed here are correct. |
D | Rise in relative sea-level and movement of the shoreline landwards. |
E | Fall in relative sea-level and movement of the shoreline landwards. |
Question 39 |
A | Highstand |
B | Lowstand |
C | Warm and wet seasons |
D | Retrogradation |
Question 40 |
A | Global sea level will be decrease as new oceanic crust is formed due to spreading. |
B | Sediment influx will be significantly increased as continental crust is pushed further upwards resulting greater erosion. |
C | Sediment influx will be significantly decreased as deposited sediments within the accommodation space is used up to produce new oceanic crust. |
D | Active spreading ridges would have no impact on either sediment influx or global sea levels because this activity will be balanced through subduction. |
E | Global sea level will be increase as the new oceanic crust takes up space in basins. |
Question 41 |
A | They are the same; therefore the question is wrong. |
B | The first term is used in depositional descriptions and the second term is used in fluvial descriptions. |
C | The first term describes the landwards movement of the shoreline and the second term describes the seawards movement of the shoreline. |
D | The first term describes the seawards movement of the shoreline and the second term describes the landwards movement of the shoreline. |
Question 42 |
A | active margins. |
B | margins with high slope basements. |
C | volcanic regions. |
D | passive margins. |
Question 43 |
A | on the volcanic arc |
B | near paraconformities |
C | near nonconformities |
D | near mid ocean ridges(MOR) |
E | on the basin floor fan. |
Question 44 |
A | toplap |
B | downlap |
C | erosional surface |
D | onlap |
Question 45 |
A | Climate and weather |
B | None of the answers are correct. |
C | Velocity of rivers |
D | Sediment load |
E | Tectonics such as subsidence and uplift |
Question 46 |
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A | 4 |
B | 1 |
C | 3 |
D | 5 |
E | 2 |
Question 47 |
A | progradation |
B | aggradation |
C | transgredation |
D | retogradation |
Question 48 |
A | Rate of chemical weathering |
B | Global tectonics |
C | Eustasy |
D | Relative base level |
E | Rifting mechanisms |
Question 49 |
A | A. Highstand
B. rising inflection point (RIP) |
B | A. Lowstand
B. falling inflection point (FIP) |
C | A. Highstand
B. falling inflection point (FIP) |
D | A. Highstand
B. rising inflection point (RIP) |
E | A. Rising inflection point (RIP)
B. highstand |
Question 50 |
A | A. decreases B. decreases |
B | A. increases B. increases |
C | A. decreases B. increases |
D | A. increases B. decreases |
Question 51 |
If you were to indicate the boundary between the Indian-Asian crust, where would it be (choose from red letters)? (ID-SSF-40)
A | D |
B | A |
C | B |
D | F |
E | L |
Question 52 |
A | temporal |
B | spatial |
C | practical |
D | theoretical |
E | analytical |
Question 53 |
A | oceanic shelf. |
B | the basin. |
C | continental boundary. |
D | the mid ocean ridge. |
E | continental shelf. |
Question 54 |
A | Decrease in relative sea level and increased in sediment input at the same time. |
B | Increase in relative sea level and uplift occurring at the same time. |
C | Increase in relative sea level and increase in subsidence the same time. |
D | Decrease in relative sea level and uplift occurring at the same time. |
E | Increase in relative sea level and increased in sediment input at the same time. |
Question 55 |
A | When dealing with areas that is difficult to access. |
B | When analyzing fossils and chemical composition (carbon) to date formations. |
C | When analyzing data collected from a large region. |
D | When analyzing data collected in a small region. |
Question 56 |
A | Sand dominated deposits |
B | Mud and silt dominated deposits |
C | Extremely low subsidence |
D | Extremely high subsidence |
E | Gravel dominated deposits |
Question 57 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 58 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 59 |
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A | 3 |
B | 7 |
C | 1 |
D | 4 |
E | 2 |
Question 60 |
A | more mafic |
B | more basaltic |
C | more denser |
D | more granitic |
Question 61 |
A | active zone. |
B | passive zone. |
C | photic zone. |
D | coral reef zone. |
Question 62 |
A | Long term variation in atmospheric conditions which results in global changes in sedimentary processes. |
B | Long term variations in the volume of glaciers which result in global sea level changes. |
C | Long term variations in the rate of sea floor spreading and subduction which result in global sea-level changes. |
D | Long term variations in global temperatures that is caused by natural cycles of the Sun. |
E | Long term variations in the orbit of the Earth which result in changes in climate. |
Question 63 |
A | backbulge |
B | wedgetop |
C | forebulge |
D | foredeep |
E | suckdeep |
Question 64 |
A | Second-order |
B | It is based on the type of tectonic and basinal setting. |
C | Third-order |
D | First-order |
Question 65 |
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A | 7 |
B | 4 |
C | 6 |
D | 5 |
E | 3 |
Question 66 |
A | I have no clue what the hell you are talking about. I hate applied principles of geology. Hint: Since you have pick this one, I suggest that you click and open the renaming choices just to read what it was.....? |
B | The pressure on both sides of the continental or oceanic boundaries must be at equilibrium. |
C | The force of the load due to gravity must be large enough to overcome the forces within the crust resulting flexure. |
D | The forces within the crust should exceed the forced applied on the crust by the load resulting flexure. |
Question 67 |
A | They only occurred in the per-Cambrian and no longer observed in modern day environments. |
B | They carry sediments on top of sea waters for a long distances out into the ocean before settling to the bottom. |
C | They are typically associated with low density sediment loads. |
D | They drive the forces needed for delta formation. |
E | They often result in turbidites deposition. |
Question 68 |
A | Sediments will be mostly filled in the continental shelf with very little to no sed deposition on the basin. |
B | Accommodation space will be moved towards the shoreline. |
C | Accommodation space always will be deceased significantly. |
D | Sediments will be mostly filled in the basin bypassing the deposition process on the continental shelf. |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Melissa Giovanni during Fall 2012.
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