Faults, Boundaries, and Stress

Front

The block of rock that lies below a fault is called

Back

foot wall

Front

The block of rock that lies above a fault is called

Back

hanging wall

Front

The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving apart

Back

tension

Front

The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving together

Back

compression

Front

The stress force that pulls plates past one another sideways is called

Back

shear

Front

What type of stress is this? Options: compression, shearing, tension

Back

tension

Front

What type of stress is this? Options: compression, shearing, tension

Back

compression

Front

What type of stress causes these folds? Options: compression, shearing, tension

Back

compression

Front

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?

Back

stress

Front

Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle!

Back

tension