Faults
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called _____________.
shearing
tension
compression
deformation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the __________.
hanging wall
reverse fault
footwall
anticline
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
shearing
tension
compression
deformation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called __________.
an aftershock
friction
convection
stress
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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