Geology Quiz: Folds and Faults
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Geography
3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fold is a simple bend in rock layers, with older rocks found at the bottom and newer ones on top?
Monocline
Anticline
Syncline
Dome
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which type of fold are the oldest rocks at the center and the youngest draped over them?
Dome
Syncline
Anticline
Monocline
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fold bends downward, with new rocks at the center and all rocks at the outside?
Anticline
Syncline
Monocline
Dome
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are fractures or zones of fractures between two blocks of rock called?
Faults
Plates
Boundaries
Folds
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of fault occurs when the crust is being pulled apart?
Compression
Strike-slip
Reverse
Normal
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When rocks squeeze together, causing them to fold or fracture, what type of stress is occurring?
Compression
Fracturing
Shearing
Tension
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of stress refers to a force pulling rocks apart?
Fracturing
Shearing
Tension
Compression
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