Stresses, Folds and Faults

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What type of stress causes no land to be gained or lost?

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Shearing stress.

Front

What type of fault is created from shear stress?

Back

Strike-slip fault.

Front

How do faults and folds compare?

Back

Faults are breaks in rock where rocks move, and folds are bends in rock.

Front

What kind of fault occurs when the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall?

Back

Normal fault.

Front

True or False: Compression occurs when the crust is stretched by rock moving in opposite directions.

Back

False.

Front

What is compression in geological terms?

Back

A stress that occurs when rocks are pushed together.

Front

What is tension in geological terms?

Back

A stress that occurs when rocks are pulled apart.

Front

What is a reverse fault?

Back

A fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

Front

What is a normal fault?

Back

A fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.

Front

What is a strike-slip fault?

Back

A fault where rocks slide past each other horizontally.