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- 1. Multiple Choice
Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called
tension
compression
stress
- 2. Multiple Choice
Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.
tension
compression
stress
- 3. Multiple Choice
________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.
tension
compressions
stress
- 4. Multiple Choice
__________________ fault squeezes rock to form the Rocky Mountains.
normal
reverse
strike-slip
- 5. Multiple Choice
Strike-slip fault has a ______________________ boundary.
divergent
convergent
transform
- 6. Multiple Choice
In a normal fault, rocks above the fault surface are forced up and over rocks below the fault surface.
true
false
- 7. Multiple Choice
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a reverse fault.
true
false
- 8. Multiple Choice
Normal faults occur at a divergent boundary.
true
false
- 9. Multiple Choice
Reverse fault has a ______________________ boundary.
divergent
convergent
transform
- 10. Multiple Choice
Normal faults create _________________.
valleys
mountains
faults
- 11. Multiple Choice
Reverse faults create _________________.
valleys
mountains
faults
- 12. Multiple Choice
Strike slip faults move by ____________________.
pulling apart
pushing together
slipping past each other
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe block of rock that lies below a fault is calledhanging wallfoot wall
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe block of rock that lies above a fault is calledhanging wallfoot wall
- 15. Multiple Choice
What type of stress is this?compressionshearingtension - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of stress is this?compressionshearingtension
- 17. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 18. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of stress causes these folds?compressionshearingtension
- 20. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 21. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 22. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 23. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe cat is standing on the...foot wallhanging wallleftweirdest elevator ever
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together? Choose all that apply.normal, divergent, tensionreverse, convergent, shearingstrike-slip, transform, compression
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?EarthquakeEpicenterFaultPlate
- 27. Multiple Choice
The stress force that pulls plates past one another sideways is called
shearing
compression
tension
- 28. Multiple Choice
Stress takes millions of years to shape rocks.
True
False
- 29. Multiple Choice
This type of fault is....
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
- 30. Multiple ChoiceHow does a reverse fault form?The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.Compression thrusts the fault into reverse.Blocks slide past each other.The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
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