Faults and Earthquakes Quiz 1

What is faulting?

• The movement of two blocks of rock slide past one another

• The movement of two blocks of rock push toward one another

• The sharp, angular slopes or cliffs that are the result of a fault

• The process of fracture growth and block displacement against one another

What causes compression stress?

• Plate tectonics

• Two blocks of rock slide past one another

• Two blocks of rock push toward one another

• Two blocks of rock move away from one another

What is the effect of faulting on landscape?

• Formation of fault scarps

• Formation of artesian aquifers

• Triggering of volcanic eruptions

• Ground trembling

What can faults cause in terms of groundwater movement?

• Formation of artesian aquifers

• Ground trembling

• Triggering of volcanic eruptions

• Formation of fault scarps

What can fractures controlled by faults cause?

• Formation of fault scarps

• Formation of artesian aquifers

• Triggering of volcanic eruptions

• Ground trembling

What is the relationship between faults and earthquakes?

• Faults and earthquakes have a symbiotic relationship

• Faults and earthquakes are unrelated

• Earthquakes cause faults

• Faults cause earthquakes

What is an earthquake?

• The rapid shift of geological elements under the earth's surface that causes the ground to shake

• The process of fracture growth and block displacement against one another

• The movement of two blocks of rock slide past one another

• The sharp, angular slopes or cliffs that are the result of a fault

What type of earthquake is caused by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries?

• Volcanic earthquake

• Collapse earthquake

• Tectonic earthquake

• Explosion earthquake

What type of earthquake is caused by rising lava or magma beneath active volcanoes?

• Explosion earthquake

• Tectonic earthquake

• Collapse earthquake

• Volcanic earthquake

What type of earthquake is the result of the detonation of a nuclear and/or chemical bombs?

• Collapse earthquake

• Volcanic earthquake

• Explosion earthquake

• Tectonic earthquake