Faults

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called _____________.

• shearing

• tension

• compression

• deformation

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the __________.

• hanging wall

• reverse fault

• footwall

• anticline

In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little __________.

• noise

• shaking

• up-or-down motion

• movement

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

• shearing

• tension

• compression

• deformation

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called __________.

• an aftershock

• friction

• convection

• stress

Describe the force(s) acting on the rock in the picture:

• the rock layers are being pushed toward each other

• the rock layers are being pulled away from each other

• no forces are being exerted on the rock layers

• the rock layers are being pushed sideways

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Describe the force(s) acting on the rock in the picture:

• the rock layers are being pushed toward each other

• the rock layers are being pulled away from each other

• no forces are being exerted on the rock layers

• the rock layers are being pushed sideways

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Describe the force(s) acting on the rock in the picture:

• the rock layers are being pushed toward each other

• the rock layers are being pulled away from each other

• no forces are being exerted on the rock layers

• the rock layers are being pushed sideways

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Describe the force(s) acting on the rock in the picture:

• the rock layers are being pushed toward each other

• the rock layers are being pulled away from each other

• no forces are being exerted on the rock layers

• the rock layers are being pushed sideways

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a crack in the crust, or surface, of the Earth

• fault

• tension

• compression

• plate