Ch. 8

If you had this type of deformation of a region, it would:

If you had this type of deformation of a region, it would:

If you had this type of deformation of a region, it would

If it contained oil, which layer would most likely produce an oil seep on the surface?

Which site would most likely contain oil in the subsurface?

Which of the numbered features on this figure is a continental shelf?

Which of the numbered features on this figure is a continental slope?

Which of these numbered features is on the continental shelf?

Which of these numbered features is on the continental slope?

Which of these numbered features is an atoll?

What is a popular model for the formation of an atoll?

Why did the Great Barrier Reef in Australia grow upward, forming the largest organic structure on Earth?

Regional elevations on land are primarily controlled by

Regional elevation can be increased by

Regional elevation can be decreased by

What could cause a region to be higher in elevation than an average part of a continent?

Regional elevation can be increased by

Which of the following occurs when mountain belts are eroded?

The image shows Stone Mountain in Georgia, a feature made of granite that was uncovered by erosion that removed the overlying and flanking softer rocks. What is the best name for this feature?

What is the main cause of uplift during a continental collision?

An accretionary prism is

For a terrane to become attached to a continent, it typically

What is the main reason why the age of oldest rocks can vary from one part of a continent to another?

Submarine canyons in the continental slope are eroded by:

How do most salt deposits form?

Salt is less dense and weaker than other types of rocks so it flows upward to form

Which of the following is a consistent feature of reefs and atolls?

The principle that regional elevations adjust to the types and thicknesses of rocks at depth is known as

Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate?

Which of these regions is high because of mantle upwelling near a continental rift?

Which of these regions is high because of a continental collision?

Which of the following is NOT a setting in which regional mountain belts form?

Uplifting caused by the removal of weight on top of the crust, as when an ice sheet melts away or when erosion strips material off the top of a thick crustal root of a mountain, is called

A local mountain created by volcanism

The process of adding a terrane to another landmass is called

What part of North America contains the oldest exposed rocks?

Which of the following is NOT the name of a supercontinent?

Which of the following rock types is most likely to host shale gas or shale oil?

Which of the following technologieshelped shale gas become an important resource?