Chapter 4 Vocabulary

A force that acts on rock to change it shape and volume is called

• stress

• tension

• compression

• shearing

Type of stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.

• compression

• tension

• shearing

Type of stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

• tension

• compression

• shearing

Type of stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement

• shearing

• tension

• compression

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface is called

• tornado

• volcano

• dance party

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves upward; caused by compression

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

A type of fault in which rocks moves past each other in a sideways motion

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

The point beneath Earth's surface where rock first breaks under stress and causes an earthquake is called

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called

• focus

• epicenter

• fault

• crust