WorksheetsEarthquakes and Faults Summative Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 32mins
PART 1
Earthquakes are caused by a sudden slip on a (a) .
True or False. Faults occur during earthquakes.
TRUE
FALSE
The fault surface can be vertical, horizontal, or at some angle to the surface of the earth.
TRUE
FALSE
A (a) is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust.
What causes the shaking during an earthquake?
A. When enough stress is build-up
B. When the rocks slip, and energy waves are released
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
The fault surface can be _________ and _________.
(a)
Which among the following are classifications of Faults?
A. Fault Block
B. Normal Fault
C. Reverse Fault
D. All of these
What fault classification is the picture above?
A. Normal Fault
B. Reverse Fault
C. Strike-Slip Fault
D. None of the above
What do you call the fault above?
A. Normal Fault
B. Strike-Slip Fault
C. Fault Block
D. None of these
As (a) pass through the Earth, they are refracted, or bent, like rays of light bend when they pass through a glass prism.
Structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes.
A. Active Faults
B. Inactive Faults
C. Reactivated Faults
D. All of these
Which among the following is NOT a characteristic of Faults?
A. Faults can be centimeters to thousands of kilometers long.
B. Its surface can be vertical, horizontal, or at some angle to the surface of the earth
C. A fault is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crus
D. None of these
True of False. Some faults show signs and we will know their appearance when they produce a small earthquake.
True
False
Structure along which we expect displacement to occur.
A. Reactivated Fault
B. Active Fault
C. Inactive Fault
D. None of these
In a (a) Fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall.
PART II.
For 5 minutes, Why do you think it is important to know the location of an active fault?
For 15 minutes. After knowing the things to do before, during, and after an earthquake hits, what do you think is the relevance or advantages of knowing it.
