Faults and Earthquakes

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

• Hanging Wall
• Foot Wall
• Gallery Wall
• Accent Wall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault

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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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

Shearing stress cause

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

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

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2