Faults and earthquakes

Which of the following refers to the place where the earthquakes start?

• Fault

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Fault plane

What do you call the spot above the focus on the surface of the Earth?

• Fault

• Crust

• Focus

• Epicenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?

• The depth of the rocks.

• The bending of the rocks.

• The arrangement of rocks.

• The roughness of the rocks.

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse/thrust

• Strike-slip

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse/thrust

• Strike-slip

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-slip

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mountains
• Rift Valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2