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Types of Faults and Stresses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of stress pulls rock apart like stretching a rubber band?

a)

tension

b)

shearing

c)

strike-slip

d)

compression

2.

Which type of stress squeezes rock until if bends or breaks?

a)

tension

b)

shearing

c)

strike-slip

d)

compression

3.

Which type of stress pushes rock in opposite directions with little up or down movement?

a)

tension

b)

shearing

c)

strike-slip

d)

compression

4.

Which type of stress is associated with a normal fault?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which type of stress is associated with a reverse fault?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which type of stress is associated with a strike slip fault?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What type of fault is this? Moves up and in.

a)

Normal

b)

Reverse

c)

Strike-slip

8.

What type of fault is this? Slides past with little up or down movement.

a)

Normal

b)

Reverse

c)

Strike-slip

9.

What type of fault is this? Moves down and out.

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

10.

The East African Rift Zone is an example of which type of fault?

a)

transform

b)

normal

c)

reverse

d)

strike-slip

11.

The Rocky Mountains are an example of which type of fault zone?

a)

Transform

b)

Strike-Slip

c)

Normal

d)

Reverse

12.

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

stress

13.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
14.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
15.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor