Earthquake Faults

Earthquake Faults

Assessment

Flashcard

Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

reverse

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What fault has little up or down motion?

Back

strike-slip

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

normal

4.

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

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

fault

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does a reverse fault form?

Back

The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the type of fault: normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault

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Back

strike-slip fault

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