Test Your Knowledge!

1. 1. What causes an earthquake to occur?

• A. The movement of ocean currents

• B. Sudden release of energy due to slipping along a fault

• C. The eruption of a volcano

• D. Changes in weather patterns

2. 2. Which best describes a fault?

• A. A hole in the Earth's crust

• B. A soft spot in the mantle

• C. A crack in the crust where rocks have slid past each other

• D. A mountain formed by erosion

3. What prevents rocks on either side of a fault from slipping immediately when stress is applied?

• A. Temperature

• B. Gravity

• C. Friction

• D. Air pressure

4. Which type of fault occurs when rocks slide past each other horizontally?

• A. Reverse fault

• B. Strike-slip fault

• C. Normal fault

• D. Oblique fault

5. In a normal fault, what happens to the hanging wall?

• A. It stays in place

• B. It moves upward

• C. It moves sideways

• D. It moves downward

6. Reverse faults are most commonly found in which type of geological setting?

• A. Areas where the crust is being stretched

• B. Subduction zones and mountain ranges

• C. Mid- Ocean ridges

• D. Desert valleys

7. What is the term for the amount of ground displacement during an earthquake?

• A. Shock

• B. Epicenter

• C. Fault line

• D. Slip

8. Which of the following is a well-known strike-slip fault?

• A. Mariana Trench

• B. San Andreas Fault

• C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• D. East African Rift

9. What causes the shaking we feel during an earthquake?

• A. Sudden drop in temperature

• B. Tidal movements

• C. Energy waves traveling through the Earth’s crust

• D. Movement of clouds

10. What type of fault creates valleys as the crust is pulled apart?

• A. Reverse fault

• B. Thrust fault

• C. Strike-slip fault

• D. Normal fault