Folds + Faults + Mountains

Emma, Mason, and Michael are on a field trip to a geological park. They come across a large rock. Mason applies some force to the rock. What is this force applied to the rock called?

• Bend

• Stress

• Break

Answer explanation

The force applied to the rock by Mason is called stress. Stress is the correct choice as it refers to the force applied to an object to deform or change its shape.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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James, Nora, and Abigail were on a field trip to a geological park. They observed a rock that had changed its shape due to stress. What is this process called?

• elasticity

• elasticity

• deformation

Answer explanation

Deformation is the process where a rock changes its shape due to stress. It is the correct choice in this scenario.

Noah, Mia, and Aiden are studying geology and they come across a scenario where tension is pulling two plates apart. They realize it creates a ______.

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• strike-slip fault

Answer explanation

When two plates are being pulled apart, it creates a normal fault.

During a geology field trip, Emma, Evelyn, and Isla observed that compression pushed two tectonic plates together. They realized it created a ______.

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• strike-slip fault

Answer explanation

Compression between tectonic plates creates a reverse fault, where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

During a geology field trip, Michael and Ava observed that shearing caused two tectonic plates to slip past each other, creating a ______.

• reverse fault

• normal fault

• strike-slip fault

Answer explanation

During the geology field trip, Michael and Ava observed that shearing caused two tectonic plates to slip past each other, creating a strike-slip fault.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

During a geography field trip, Daniel, Michael, and Benjamin observed that when tectonic plates collide, folding, faulting, and volcanic activity can create ______. They saw this phenomenon in the mountain range they were studying.

• divergent boundaries

• mountains

• transform boundaries

Answer explanation

When tectonic plates collide, folding, faulting, and volcanic activity can create mountains. This phenomenon was observed by Daniel, Michael, and Benjamin during their geography field trip.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

During a geography field trip, Olivia, Liam, and Grace observed that when the Earth's crust is squeezed and forced upward, ______ mountains are formed. What type of mountains did they observe?

• folded

• volcanic

• fault-block

Answer explanation

When the Earth's crust is squeezed and forced upward, folded mountains are formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

During a geology field trip, Henry and Noah observed that when the earth's crust is pulled apart due to tension, a certain type of mountains are formed. Avery, their geology teacher, asked them to identify the type of these mountains. What was their answer?

• volcanic

• fault-block

• folded

Answer explanation

When the earth's crust is pulled apart due to tension, fault-block mountains are formed.

During a geography class, David, Noah, and Liam were discussing mountains. They wondered what kind of mountain is formed when magma from a volcano rises to the surface and hardens. Can you help them?

• Folded mountains

• Volcanic Mountains

• Fault-block mountains

Answer explanation

When magma from a volcano rises to the surface and hardens, it forms Volcanic Mountains. This is the correct choice.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Aiden, Abigail, and Rohan are on a field trip to a geological park. They come across a large rock. Rohan tries to move the rock. What is the amount of force Rohan applies to the rock called?

• Bend

• Stress

• Break

Answer explanation

The amount of force Rohan applies to the rock is called stress.