
Faults and Earthquakes Retest
Authored by Jordan Costner
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes a fault?
An energy released from the inside of the Earth.
A movement in the Earth’s crust.
A break in the Earth’s crust.
A rock layer.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following refers to the type of fault in which two blocks slide horizontally past each other in the opposite direction?
strike-slip fault
reverse fault
normal fault
landslide
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following types of faults is shown in the picture?
strike-slip fault
reverse fault
normal fault
lateral fault
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following DOES NOT show fault movement?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which direction the block of rock layer will move if it shows reverse fault?
upward
to the left
to the right
downward
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do earthquakes occur?
The crust suddenly moves as Earth rotates around its axis.
The Earth is attracted by a nearby planet
The Earth is suddenly hit by a meteor.
The fault suddenly moves.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The three types of stress that leads to faults include:
tension, compression, and normal stress
tension, compression, and shearing stress
deformation, tension, and shearing stress
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