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2.1 Forces in the Earth's Crust

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8th Grade

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2.1 Forces in the Earth's Crust
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fault is created by tension forces?

Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of stress creates a reverse fault?

Tension
Compression
Shearing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a force that acts on rock to change its shape of volume?

Tension
Compression
Stress

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a block of rock that slips downward in a normal fault and moves upward in a reverse fault?

Hanging wall
Footwall
Anticline
Syncline

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level?

Mountain
Plateau
Footwall

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fault is created by compression forces?

Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fold in a rock that bends upward into an arch?

Syncline
Plateau
Anticline

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