Faults and Earthquakes Retest

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.

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

Which of the following types of faults is shown in the picture?

• strike-slip fault

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• lateral fault

Which of the following DOES NOT show fault movement?

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In which direction the block of rock layer will move if it shows reverse fault?

• upward

• to the left

• to the right

• downward

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.

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

Shearing stress cause

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Fault
• Plate