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Faults and Earthquakes

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8th Grade

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Faults and Earthquakes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In the diagram, letter "A" is labeling the _____

Hanging Wall
Foot Wall
Gallery Wall
Accent Wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:

normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault

3.

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three types of stress that leads to faults include:

tension, compression, and normal stress

tension, compression, and shearing stress

deformation, tension, and shearing stress

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shearing stress cause

normal fault

reverse fault

strike slip fault

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate

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