Unit 9 Lessons 3 & 4 (Making Mountains & Volcanoes)

______________________ is the process by which rocks change shape when they are under stress.

• faulting

• folding

• deformation

• tension

_______________________ occurs when rock layers bend under stress.

• folding

• faulting

• deformation

• tension

The CRACK that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other is called a _______________.

• fold

• fault

• deformation

• stress

_______________________ is stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions.

• fault

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

____________________ is stress that stretches or tears rocks apart.

• fault

• shear stress

• tension

• compression

________________________ is stress that squeezes or pushes rock.

• fault

• shear stress

• tension

• compression

What type of stress causes a NORMAL FAULT?

• tension

• compression

• shear stress

• mantle convection

What kind of stress causes a strike slip fault?

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

• mantle convection

What kind of stress causes a reverse fault?

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

• mantle convection

In what kind of fault does the hanging wall move up relative to the footwall?

• strike slip fault

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• it's not my fault