Forces in Earth's Crust

Stress is a ______________ that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

• farce

• force

• fact

The collision of two plates causes the formation of ____________ mountains.

• folded

• fault block

• rift

• deep ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When two plates move away from each other ___________ faults are created

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

• dip-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two plates move toward each other ___________ faults are created

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

• dip-slip

When two plates slide past each other with little up or down movement ___________ faults are created

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

• dip-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A large area of flat land elevated high above seal level is a(n) _______________

• valley

• fault block mountain

• plateau

• plain

Tension forces can cause which of the following....

• fault-block mountains

• folded mountains

• rift valleys

• divergent boundaries

• convergent boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A fold of rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n) _____________

• anticline

• syncline

A fold of rock that bends downward into an v shape is called a(n) _____________

• anticline

• syncline

Which stress force pulls on crust and thins it in the middle...

• tension

• compression

• shearing

• uplifting