Types of Faults

A normal fault will occur at what type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All Plate Boundaries

A reverse fault will occur at what type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All Plate Boundaries

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

A strike-slip fault will occur at what type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All Plate Boundaries

What type of stress are the rocks under at a normal fault?

• Shearing

• Compression

• Gravitational

• Tension

What type of stress are the rocks under at a reverse fault?

• Shearing

• Compression

• Gravitational

• Tension

What type of stress are the rocks under at a strike-slip fault?

• Shearing

• Compression

• Gravitational

• Tension

When a normal fault occurs, what happens to the hanging wall?

• The hanging wall goes up and down

• The hanging wall goes up

• There is no hanging wall or foot wall

• The hanging wall goes down

When a reverse fault occurs, what happens to the hanging wall?

• The hanging wall goes up and down

• The hanging wall goes up

• There is no hanging wall or foot wall

• The hanging wall goes down

When a strike-slip fault occurs, what happens to the hanging wall?

• The hanging wall goes up and down

• The hanging wall goes up

• There is no hanging wall or foot wall

• The hanging wall goes down

When will an earthquake occur?

• When the rocks underground are under the stress of compression, tension, and shearing.

• When the rocks underground are stressed to the point that they break.

• When you dig a hole for an in-ground pool.

• They do not occur on Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2