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6th -
8thgrade
Forces in Earth's Crust ch. 7.1 Quiz 19-20
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceStress is a _________ that acts on rock to change its shape or volumetensionshearingcompressionforce
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe collision of two plates causes the formation of this type of mountainfault-blockfoldedplateautall
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen two plates move away from each other this type of fault is createdanticlinesynclinenormalreverse
- 4. Multiple Choicethis is a large area of flat land elevated high above sea levelplateaurift valleyfault block mountainfolded mountain
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTension can cause the formation of fault-block mountains or ?mountain peaksplateausvalleysanticlines
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is anupliftingnormal faultanticlinesyncline
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middleshearingtensioncompressionanticline
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaksshearingcompressiontensionuplifting
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is astrike-slip faultnormal faulthanging faultreverse fault
- 10. Multiple Choicecompression causes the formation ofonly anticlinesonly synclinesboth anticlines and synclinesneither anticlines or synclines
- 11. Multiple Choicea fold in the rock that bends downward to form a "V" shapeanticlineshearingtensionsyncline
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe block of rock that lies under the faultfaultstressfootwallhanging wall
- 13. Multiple Choice
The San Andreas fault is an example of a
reverse fault
normal fault
strike slip fault
hanging wall
- 14. Multiple Choice
At a normal fault the hanging wall moves
downward
upward
side to side
it does not move
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