Unit 10 Types of Faults

Type of stress that causes rocks to move apart and becomes thin in the middle is ____________.

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

Type of stress that causes the middle of the rock to get thicker is called __________.

• Shear

• Tension

• Compression

Type of stress that causes the rock to slide past each other is called _________.

• Shear

• Tension

• Compression

Hanging wall goes down footwall

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

hanging wall moves up footwall

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

rocks slide past each other

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

Which type of fault results from pushing?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike Slip
• Transform

Which type of fault results from pulling?

• Reverse
• Strike Slip
• Normal
• Transform

What occurs during folding?

• When the rocks change color. 
• When the rocks form and create a landslide. 
• When the rock layers combine to create a mountain.
• When rock layer bend under stress. 

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault