Stresses and Faults

The block of rock that lies below a fault is called

• hanging wall
• foot wall

The block of rock that lies above a fault is called

• hanging wall
• foot wall

The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving apart

• tension
• compression
• shearing

The stress force that pushes the crust where two plates are moving together

• tension
• compression
• shear

The stress force that pulls plates past one another sideways is called

• shear
• compression
• tension

A fault caused by rocks moving together

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• slip strike fault

a fault caused by rocks moving away from each other

• strike slip fault
• reverse fault 
• normal fault

What type of stress is this?

• compression
• shearing
• tension

What type of stress is this?

• compression
• shearing
• tension

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault