Earthquakes and Faults

Which type of stress causes the hanging wall to slide down the footwall?

• compression

• tension

• shear stress

This is a ___ fault

• normal

• reverse

• strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of fault will we find in most mountain ranges?

• normal

• reverse

• convergent

• strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ___ fault

• strike-slip

• reverse

• normal

• transform

Which letter represents the epicenter?

• C

• B

• E

• F

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

D represents the ___

• hanging wall

• footwall

• hypocenter

• epicenter

Earthquakes form when the crust "slips". Where is this occurring?

• C

• F

• E

• B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismic station is closest to the epicenter?

• blue

• green

• red

• there's no way to tell

How many seismic stations are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The lag time between the P and S wave on a seismogram tells us ___

• how strong the earthquake is

• where the epicenter is

• how far away the epicenter is

• how deep the earthquake is