Earthquake Faults

Earthquake Faults

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Other Sciences

7th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?

Back

tension

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?

Back

compression

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?

Back

reverse

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What fault has little up or down motion? Options: strike-slip, normal, reverse

Back

strike-slip

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?

Back

normal

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Compression is the type of stress that causes the crust to become thinner in the middle.

Back

False

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together?  Choose all that apply: normal, divergent, tension, reverse, convergent, shearing, strike-slip, transform, compression

Back

normal, divergent, tension

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