Earthquake Faults

Front

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

Back

strike-slip

Front

What type of fault is this? Options: strike-slip, normal, reverse

Back

normal

Front

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

Back

normal, divergent, tension

Front

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

Back

fault

Front

In which environment is a reverse fault MOST likely to form? Options: Two continental plates colliding together, A mid-ocean ridge, A divergent plate boundary, a rift zone

Back

Two continental plates colliding together

Front

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

Back

strike-slip fault

Front

Back

normal fault

Front

What type of stress caused the fault? Options: shearing, tension, compression

Back

tension

Front

This type of fault is....

Back

reverse fault

Front

Which is the hanging wall? Options: left side, right side

Back

right side