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Deformation

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

10th Grade

35 Questions

NGSS covered

Deformation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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What is a fault?

Any bending of rock layers

A downward syncline like fold in a rock formation

A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another

Any brittle deformation of rock due to stress

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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The bending of rock layers because of stress in earth's crust is called this.....

Shear

Folding

Anticline

Brittle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which is a normal fault

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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This type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall

reverse fault

normal fault

thrust fault

strike-slip faults

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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The overall bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust is known as what?

deformation

folding

straining

faulting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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In geology, the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock is called...

stress

strain

gerth

pressure

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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Stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions

tension stress

compression stress

shear stress

fault stress

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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