Faults & Stresses

Front

What type of fault is characterized by horizontal movement of rock blocks past each other?

Back

strike-slip fault

Front

What term describes the forces that change the shape or volume of rocks?

Back

stress

Front

What is the term for the block of rock that lies above a fault?

Back

hanging wall

Front

What is the term for the block of rock that lies below a fault?

Back

foot wall

Front

What type of fault is associated with compression forces?

Back

reverse fault

Front

What geological features were formed by reverse faults and compression?

Back

the Alps and Himalayas

Front

What is the term for the stress that pulls rocks apart?

Back

tension

Front

What is the term for the stress that pushes rocks together?

Back

compression

Front

What type of fault occurs when two blocks of rock are pulled apart?

Back

normal fault

Front

What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Back

epicenter