Faults and Stress

Match the stress that corresponds to divergent boundaries

• compression

• tension

• shear

• magnetic

Which type of plate boundary is most associated with normal faults?

• convergent

• strike-slip

• divergent

• transform

Shear stress is associated with what type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of fault is most associated with a transform boundary?

• strike-slip

• reverse

• normal

• convergent

Match the stress with the fault and corresponding plate boundary - Given: convergent plate boundary (choose one stress & one fault)

• tension stress

• reverse fault

• compression stress

• shear stress

• normal fault

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of fault is this?

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A fault caused by rocks moving together

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• slip strike fault

Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.

• tension

• compression

• stress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3