Earthquake Faults

Front

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

Back

tension

Front

Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?

Back

compression

Front

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

Back

reverse

Front

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

Back

strike-slip

Front

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

Back

normal

Front

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

Back

False

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

Front

Rock layers undergo stress when they are squeezed at convergent boundaries. This stress is called:

Back

compression

Front

Rock layers undergo stress when they are stretched apart at divergent boundaries. This stress is called:

Back

tension

Front

The surface along which rock break and slide past each other is called a:

Back

fault