SCI CHP 12: Part 3 - Faults in Geology

A reverse fault, where two blocks of rock push against one another is formed by?

• tensional stress

• gravitational forces
• shear stress

• compressional stress

A strike-slip fault, which occurs whenever two blocks of rock slide past one another, is formed by what?

• Tension

• Compression

• Magnetic forces

• Shear stress

A normal fault, which occurs when two blocks of rock move away from one another, forms as a result of what?

• Compressional stress

• Shear stress

• Gravitational stress

• tensional stress

The place where two tectonic plates come together and meet is called?

• Tectonic plate center
• Plate convergence zone
• Fault line intersection
• Tectonic plate boundary

A fracture in the rocks that make up Earth's crust along a plate boundary is called?

• Crust
• Plate
• Boundary
• Fault