Stress and Faults

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

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

• tension

• compression

• stress

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

• tension

• compression

• stress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.

• tension

• compressions

• stress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Normal faults occur at a divergent boundary.

• true

• false

Reverse fault has a ______________________ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

_______________ stress occurs at a normal fault.

• tension

• compression

• shearing