Geology Review Questions
1. California will one day break off and fall into the sea. True False
2. The succession of marine terraces along the California coast is evidence that the California coast is building upwards and is actually coming out of the ocean. True False
3. As the centuries pass, Mt. Diablo is actually getting taller. True False
4. Mt. Diablo is a composite volcano like Mt. Shasta. True False
5. Mt. Diablo is made of sandstone with seashells, chert and some metamorphic rocks. True False
6. The geologic map pattern around Mt. Diablo is similar to the map patterns found in the Appalachians..... there is a repeating pattern of rocks and these rocks are oldest in the center. True False
7. Mt. Diablo is actually an eroded anticline. True False
8. The East Coast of the US is a submerging coastline of drowned valleys and drowned sand dunes. True False
9. Although the San Andreas Fault is a transform fault, there is some compression along the fault and this is what causes the Coast Ranges to get taller. True False
10. Mt. Diablo's Wind Caves were formed by the wind. True False
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