Strike and Shield

Non-explosive, gently sloping volcano made of flat layers of lava

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

• Transform

In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either side of the fault plane

• Reverse faults

• Convergent boundary

• Normal faults

• Strike-slip faults

What type of volcano is shown on the model above? 

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

Which type of fault is characterized by horizontal movement along the fault plane?

• Reverse fault

• Convergent boundary

• Normal fault

• Strike-slip fault

What type of volcano is characterized by broad, gentle slopes and is primarily built by the flow of low-viscosity lava?

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

• Transform

In geology, what term describes the surface along which rocks break and slide past each other?

• Fold

• Joint

• Fault

• Bedding plane

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a shield volcano?

• Steep slopes

• Explosive eruptions

• Broad, gentle slopes

• High silica content

What is the primary cause of strike-slip faults?

• Tensional forces

• Compressional forces

• Shearing forces

• Volcanic activity

Which type of volcanic eruption is most likely to produce a shield volcano?

• Explosive eruption

• Effusive eruption

• Phreatic eruption

• Plinian eruption

What is the main difference between a strike-slip fault and a normal fault?

• Vertical movement

• Horizontal movement

• Rotational movement

• No movement