Faults and Stress

What type of fault is the San Andreas?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Optimus Prime
• Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of fault is this?

• Normal
• Reverse
• Strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Transform

• Strike-Slip

• Normal

• Reverse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

• tension

• compression

• stress

Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.

• tension

• compression

• stress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

________________ pulls on crust which results in a normal fault.

• tension

• compressions

• stress

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Strike-slip fault has a ______________________ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In a normal fault, rocks above the fault surface are forced up and over rocks below the fault surface.

• true

• false

_______________ stress occurs at a normal fault.

• tension

• compression

• shearing

_______________ stress occurs at a reverse fault.

• tension

• compression

• shearing