Geoscience Education in the Mountain State,
CATS Environmental Science, Fall 1999:
Quiz 1 (25 Points)

Quiz Instructions:

You may submit your quiz answers using one of the following four methods (Regardless of the method you use, don't forget to include your name):

1. fax to Tom Repine,

         fax number:  304-594-2575
      

2. regular mail to Tom Repine postmarked no later than the quiz due date,

            address:  West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
                      Mont Chateau Research Center
                      P.O. Box 879
                      Morgantown, WV  26507-0879
      

3. handing a hard copy to your facilitator, or
4. electronically.
   Please note that the electronic format has changed. The on-line form will no longer be used. Please read and follow the instructions shown below to submit your answers electronically.
   • Compose your answers in a word processor such as WordPerfect or Word.
   • Save a copy of your answers.
   • Click on the quiz e-mail submission address, repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu.
   • Cut and paste your answers from your word processor into the body of the e-mail box. You do not need to retype the questions. But, please number the answers to correspond to the question number.
   • Make sure that your e-mail address is clearly visible.
   • Send the e-mail.
   • Tom will confirm that your submission was successful with a short response.

Quiz Questions:

1. Unconsolidated materials at the earth's surface form a veneer of varying thickness over the bedrock. Created fill and reclaimed surface mines also result in the formation of unconsolidated materials. How do the manmade materials pose problems in the following situations: a. +3 An earthquake-prone city b. +3 Seepage of leachate through the deposit from annual precipitation events c. +3 Serving as foundations for high-rise apartments
2. +6 Shield volcanoes are very obvious as topographic features. Stratovolcanoes are also hard to miss. But the lava dome features (Yellowstone, N.P.; Jemez Mtns., NM; and Long Valley, CA) are more subtle. How dangerous are the lava dome features with respect to loss of life and property? Do they erupt quite often? Explain the potential dangers.
3. +5 Prior to the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980, there was significant renewal of earthquakes. The quakes signal the movement of magma beneath the surface. Knowing this fact, propose some method of monitoring the potential of an eruption of Mt. Rainier, WA. How long should the monitors be in place and who is to pay the bill for this effort?
4. +3 At which plate boundaries would you expect to find potentially violent earthquakes, but no volcanics?
   +2 Volcanics and very strong earthquakes?

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