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WorksheetsTypes of Faults and Stresses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which type of stress pulls rock apart like stretching a rubber band?
tension
shearing
strike-slip
compression
Which type of stress squeezes rock until if bends or breaks?
tension
shearing
strike-slip
compression
Which type of stress pushes rock in opposite directions with little up or down movement?
tension
shearing
strike-slip
compression
Which type of stress is associated with a normal fault?
Which type of stress is associated with a reverse fault?
Which type of stress is associated with a strike slip fault?
What type of fault is this? Moves up and in.
Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip
What type of fault is this? Slides past with little up or down movement.
Normal
Reverse
Strike-slip
What type of fault is this? Moves down and out.
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
The East African Rift Zone is an example of which type of fault?
transform
normal
reverse
strike-slip
The Rocky Mountains are an example of which type of fault zone?
Transform
Strike-Slip
Normal
Reverse
Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called
tension
compression
stress
