Earthquake Faults

Earthquake Faults

7th - 8th Grade

19 Qs

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Earthquake Faults

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
tension
compression
shearing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?
strike-slip
normal
reverse

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?
strike-slip
normal
reverse

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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