Earthquakes and Faults
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Earthquakes and Faults
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress is associated with a strike-slip fault?
Tension
Eustress
Shearing
Compression
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress is associated with a normal fault?
Tension
Eustress
Shearing
Compression
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of stress is associated with a reverse fault?
Tension
Eustress
Shearing
Compression
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which can be caused by a normal fault? (select all that apply)
Earthquake
Valley
Waterfall
Volcano
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fault involves the hanging wall moving down and the footwall moving up as the crust moves towards each other?
Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip
Tension
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of an earthquake occurs underground?
Focus
Epicenter
P Waves
S Waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ____________ is when the earth folds up into an arch.
Tension
Syncline
Earthquake
Anticline
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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