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Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
2.
Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
3.
The hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
4.
What fault has little up or down motion?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
5.
When the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
6.
Compression is the type of stress that causes the crust to become thinner in the middle.
a)
True 
b)
False
7.
Rock layers undergo stress when they are squeezed at convergent boundaries. This stress is called:
a)
compression
b)
combining
8.
The surface along which rock break and slide past each other is called a:
a)
fracture
b)
fault
c)
joint
9.
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
10.
The type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body is __
a)
compression.
b)
tension.
c)
shear.
d)
deposition.
11.
How does a reverse fault form?
a)
The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
b)
Compression thrusts the fault into reverse.
c)
Blocks slide past each other.
d)
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
12.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
13.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
14.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
15.
The cat is standing on the...
a)
foot wall
b)
hanging wall
c)
left
d)
weirdest elevator ever
16.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides down...caused by tension.
a)
normal fault
b)
strike-slip fault
c)
reversynclinese fault
17.
A fault caused by rocks moving together
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
slip strike fault
18.

Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about faults?

a)

It can be found on land.

b)

It can be found under the sea.

c)

It is where fault cyclone starts.

d)

It is a break in the Earth’s crust

19.

Which of the following refers to the place where the earthquakes start?

a)

Fault

b)

Focus

c)

Epicenter

d)

Fault plane

20.

What do you call the spot above the focus on the surface of the Earth?

a)

Fault

b)

Crust

c)

Focus

d)

Epicenter

21.

What Philippine Agency is concerned in monitoring fault movement?

a)

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

c)

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS)

d)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

22.
In the diagram, letter "A" is labeling the _____
a)
Hanging Wall
b)
Foot Wall
c)
Gallery Wall
d)
Accent Wall
23.
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
24.
Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together?  Choose all that apply.
a)
normal, divergent, tension
b)
reverse, convergent, shearing
c)
strike-slip, transform, compression
25.

The three types of stress that leads to faults include:

a)

tension, compression, and normal stress

b)

tension, compression, and shearing stress

c)

deformation, tension, and shearing stress

26.

Shearing stress cause

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike slip fault

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