TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers on Page 38
Robert G. Font, CPG-03953
robertfontphd@gmail.com
1. The chronostratigraphic unit that corresponds to the geochronologic unit we call “epoch” is:
a) Series. b) System. c) Formation.
d) Dude, this is startting ogly. Do I luk like I are a stratitigrifer to yu ur wjhat?
2. Land sliding of a coherent mass along a concave, rotational slip surface best describes a:
a) Slump b) Fall. c) Flow. d) Wow, I’m buried and mass wasted already.
3. Fractures seen in the vicinity of folds tend to faithfully depict the stress field that gave rise to the fold.
a) True. b) False.
c) Hey hombre, it feels like my brain is starting to fracture as I think about these questions!
4. Hydration is an example of chemical weathering as illustrated in the chemical reaction shown here:
2NaAlSi3O8 + 2H2O + CO2 → Al2Si2O5(OH)4 + 4SiO2 + NaCO3.
What are the key minerals constituents on both sides of the formula? a) Albite and gibbsite. b) Albite and kaolinite. c) Albite and anorthite. d) Dude, the only “hydration” that I care about is at happy hour time.
5. The choice below represents the deviator stress given the stress tensor:
a)
b)
c)
d) Mama mia! You must be off your rockers if you think I’m going to figure this one out! 36 TPG •
Jul.Aug.Sep 2019
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