Types of Faults and more...

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A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:

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strike-slip fault

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Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together? normal, divergent, tension, reverse, convergent, shearing, strike-slip, transform, compression

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normal, divergent, tension

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Rock layers undergo stress when they are squeezed at convergent boundaries. This stress is called:

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compression

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Rock layers undergo stress when they are stretched apart at divergent boundaries. This stress is called:

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tension

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What type of stress is this? Options: compression, shearing, tension

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tension

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strike-slip fault

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What type of stress is this? Options: compression, shearing, tension

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compression

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normal fault

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The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move? Energy from the Sun, Magnetic Pole Reversal, Faults in Mountain Ranges

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Convection currents in the mantle