Fault

Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.

• tension

• compression

• stress

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.

• tension

• compressions

• stress

__________________ fault squeezes rock to form the Rocky Mountains.

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Strike-slip fault has a ______________________ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

What type of fault is this?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Insurgent

____ is a reverse fault.

• A

• B

• C

Identify the type of fault:

• Normal

• Reverse (thrust)

• Strike-Slip

• This is not a fault

____ is a strike-slip fault.

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

____ is a normal fault.

• A

• B

• C

In a normal fault, rocks above the fault surface are forced up and over rocks below the fault surface.

• true

• false