Problem 1
Is granite or mica schist more likely to fold or flow rather than fracture when subjected to differential stress? Explain.
Problem 4
With which of the three types of plate boundaries does normal faulting predominate? Thrust faulting? Strike-slip faulting?
Problem 8
Suppose that a sliver of oceanic crust were discovered in the interior of a continent. Would this refute the theory of plate tectonics? Explain.
Problem 10
The Ural Mountains exhibit a north-south orientation through Eurasia. How does the theory of plate tectonics explain the existence of this mountain belt in the interior of an expansive landmass?
