Folding and Faulting
Authored by Patricia Schulken
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress is caused by two plates pushing into one another?
compression
tension
force
shear
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress is caused by two tectonic plates sliding past one another?
compression
tension
force
shear
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In this photograph, which rock formation is represented by the blue lines?
syncline
joint
anticline
fault
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are anticlines and synclines?
They are folds in rock that are created by tension stresses.
They are types of faults created by tension stresses.
They are types of faults caused by compressional stresses.
They are types of folds created by compressional stresses.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a strike-slip fault?
a fracture caused by tension stress
folding caused by tension stress
a fracture caused by shear stress
a fold caused by shear stress
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A geologist notices that the land on one side of a break in the crust is slightly higher than the other side.
What has the geologist found?
an anticline
a fault
a fold
a joint
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a fracture in the crust in which land stays in the same place?
joint
split
fault
hinge
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