What force causes stress on Earth's crust, potentially changing its shape or volume?

• Wind

• Tectonic plate movement

• Ocean currents

• Human activity

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Which type of stress involves pulling and stretching rock?

• Compression

• Tension

• Shearing

• Conduction

What can result from stress on Earth's crust?

• Folds and faults

• Hurricanes

• Landslides

• Fossil formation

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What effect does compression have on Earth's crust?

• It pulls and stretches rock

• It squeezes and bends rock, forming mountains

• It causes rock to break apart

• It causes earthquakes

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Which type of stress causes rocks to move in opposite directions, potentially leading to breaks or faults?

• Tension

• Compression

• Shearing

• Expansion

What are faults in Earth's crust?

• Areas of the Earth's mantle where heat accumulates

• Breaks in Earth's crust where stress deforms the rock

• Locations where volcanoes form

• Plates that float on the Earth's surface

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What occurs in a normal fault?

• The footwall slips downward relative to the hanging wall

• The hanging wall slips downward relative to the footwall

• The crust splits evenly with no movement

• The plates move horizontally with no vertical movement

What landforms can be created by normal faults?

• Only valleys

• Only mountains

• Valleys and mountains

• Earthquakes and tsunamis

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What causes the hanging wall to move up over the footwall in a reverse fault?

• Tension

• Compression

• Shearing

• Gravitational pull

Which type of fault is associated with horizontal movement of rock walls in opposite directions?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Thrust Fault