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Pearson Chapter 5 - Lesson 1 - Forces in Earth's Crust

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is stress?

a)

A force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume

b)

A force that acts on a volcano to change its shape or volume

c)

A black hole that acts on the universe to destroy it

d)

A strain or pressure (stress before a test)

2.

Select the three types of stress.

a)

Tension

b)

Before

c)

Compression

d)

Shearing

e)

Pressure

3.

What type of stress does this diagram show?

a)

Shearing

b)

Tension

c)

Compression

4.

What type of stress does this diagram show?

a)

Shearing

b)

Tension

c)

Compression

5.

What type of stress does this diagram show?

a)

Shearing

b)

Tension

c)

Compression

6.

What are the three main faults?

a)

Normal faults

b)

Main Faults

c)

Reverse Faults

d)

Tension Faults

e)

Strike-Slip Faults

7.

Which of these are dip-slip faults (this is additional)?

a)

Normal faults

b)

Reverse faults

c)

Strike-slip fults

8.

What fault does this diagram show?

a)

Normal fault

b)

Reverse fault

c)

Strike-slip fault

9.

What fault does this diagram show?

a)

Normal fault

b)

Reverse fault

c)

Strike-slip fault

10.

What fault does this diagram show?

a)

Normal fault

b)

Reverse fault

c)

Strike-slip fault

11.

What is the hanging wall?

a)

The plate that is on top of the other plate

b)

The plate that is under the other plate

c)

The plate that is hanging

d)

The plate that is a wall

12.

What is the footwall?

a)

The plate that is under the other plate

b)

The plate that is on top of the other plate

c)

The wall to rest feet on

d)

The wall under the other plate

13.

What is folding?

a)

When compression occurs and creates folds (like waves) in the crust

b)

When tension occurs and creates folds (like waves) in the crust

c)

When shearing occurs and creates folds (like waves) in the crust

d)

When plates collide and make mountain ranges

14.

What is an anticline?

a)

A fold of rock that bends upwards

b)

A fold of rock that bends downwards

c)

An anti-incline

d)

Something that goes against a cline

15.

What is an syncline?

a)

A fold of rock that bends upwards

b)

A fold of rock that bends downwards

c)

A problem with syncing data

d)

Something synonymous