Folds and Faults

Q1. What type of fault is characterized by the horizontal movement of rocks past each other?

• A) normal fault

• B) reverse fault

• C) strike-slip fault

What type of fault is characterized by the horizontal movement of rocks past each other?

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike-slip fault

• normal fault
• reverse fault
• strike-slip fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The type of fault pictured is a

• normal fault

• reverse fault

• strike slip fault

• compression fault

Identify the type of fault:

• Normal

• Reverse (thrust)

• Strike-Slip

• This is not a fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes deformation of rock?

• Stress in the earth's crust

• water

• time

• tyme

Type of fold: downfolds or troughs

• anticlines

• synclines

• monoclines

• benchmarks

The major force that forms folded mountains.

• compressional force

• impression force 

• depressions force

• plateau

The oldest layer of an anticline is located ___

• on an incline

• within a syncline

• in the center of the fold

• on the bottom of the fold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A fold where the youngest rock layer is in the center is called a(n) _____

• monocline.

• decline.

• syncline.

• anticline.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4