Types of Fault

Types of Fault

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Types of Fault

Types of Fault

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Hannah Laher

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A type of fault, where the hanging wall moves downward.

NORMAL

REVERSE

STRIKE SLIP

REVERSE NORMAL

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A type of fault, where the hanging wall moves upward.

NORMAL

REVERSE

STRIKE SLIP

REVERSE NORMAL

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The San Andreas is an example of what type of faults?

NORMAL

REVERSE

STRIKE SLIP

REVERSE NORMAL

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of stress causes a normal fault?

SHEARING

TENSIONAL

COMPRESSIONAL

STRIKE

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of stress causes a reverse fault?

SHEARING

TENSIONAL

COMPRESSIONAL

STRIKE

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of stress causes a strike slip fault?

SHEARING

TENSIONAL

COMPRESSIONAL

STRIKE

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How does a strike slip fault move?

Away from each other

Slide relative to each other

Moving to each other

Horizontally

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