Folding and Faulting

Which type of stress is caused by two plates pushing into one another?

• compression

• tension

• force

• shear

Which type of stress is caused by two tectonic plates sliding past one another?

• compression

• tension

• force

• shear

In this photograph, which rock formation is represented by the blue lines?

• syncline

• joint

• anticline

• fault

What are anticlines and synclines?

• They are folds in rock that are created by tension stresses.

• They are types of faults created by tension stresses.

• They are types of faults caused by compressional stresses.

• They are types of folds created by compressional stresses.

What is a strike-slip fault?

• a fracture caused by tension stress

• folding caused by tension stress

• a fracture caused by shear stress

• a fold caused by shear stress

A geologist notices that the land on one side of a break in the crust is slightly higher than the other side.

What has the geologist found?

• an anticline

• a fault

• a fold

• a joint

What is a fracture in the crust in which land stays in the same place?

• joint

• split

• fault

• hinge

What is a fracture in the crust called when land moves up, down, or sideways?

• joint

• hinge

• fault

• split