Mountains & Volcanoes

When a rock is placed under stress, it deforms or changes shape.

• deformation

• fold

• fault

• sheer stress

The bending of rocks because of stress caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

• folding

• faulting

• tension

• compression

This is an example of a/an

• anticline

• syncline

This is an example of a/an

• anticline

• syncline

The process that causes rocks to break because of stress.

• fold

• fault

• syncline

• anticline

What kind of fault is shown here?

• spike-strip fault

• reverse fault

• normal fault

This is an example of a ______________ fault.

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• spike-strip fault

What kind of fault is shown here?

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• spike-strip fault

A spike-strip fault is caused by?

• shear stress

• tension

• compression

A reverse fault is caused by?

• shear stress

• tension

• compression