Earthquakes and Faults

What is a crack or break in the lithosphere that can shift and cause an earthquake?

• A. Epicenter

• B. Eruption

• C. Fault

• D. Focus

What do you call a fault where two blocks of crust pull apart and create space?

• A. Normal fault

• B. Reverse fault

• C. Strike-slip fault

• D. Transform fault

How will you describe the movement of the walls in a strike-slip fault?

• A. moving sideways

• B. pulling the side apart

• C. pushing the side together

• D. pushing and pulling the sides

How does a reverse fault form?

• A. The blocks slide past each other.

• B. The blocks pull apart from each other.

• C. The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

• D. The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.

Which of the following geologic features is an example of a reverse fault?

• A. Anatolian fault

• B. San Andreas fault

• C. Himalayas mountain

• D. East African rift zone

What refers to a vibration of the Earth due to the rapid release of energy?

• A. Earthquake

• B. Fault

• C. Friction

• D. Stress

Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about fault?

• A. It can be found on land.

• B. It is where fault cyclone starts.

• C. It can be found under the sea.

• D. It is a break in the Earth’s crust

Which type of fault would be least likely to occur along the valley?

• A. Normal

• B. Reverse

• C. Thrust

• D. Transform

The stress along the outer layer of the Earth causes the build-up of energy. What prevents the rocks from releasing this energy?

• A. bending of rocks

• B. vibration of the rocks

• C. friction between rocks

• D. energy released by rocks

Why do earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines?

• A. They are surrounded by seas.

• B. They are located near the equator.

• C. They are considered archipelagic countries.

• D. They are found within the Pacific Ring of Fire.