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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:normal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 2. 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.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?strike-slipnormalreverse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?strike-slipnormalreverse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together? Choose all that apply.normal, divergent, tensionreverse, convergent, shearingstrike-slip, transform, compression
- 6. Multiple ChoiceRock layers undergo stress when they are squeezed at convergent boundaries. This stress is called:compressioncombining
- 7. Multiple ChoiceRock layers undergo stress when they are stretched apart at divergent boundaries. This stress is called:tighteningtension
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe surface along which rock break and slide past each other is called a:fracturefaultjoint
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:normal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of stress is this?compressionshearingtension - 11. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of stress is this?compressionshearingtension
- 13. Multiple Choicenormal faultreverse faultstrike-slip fault
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe cat is standing on the...foot wallhanging wallleftweirdest elevator ever
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