Tectonic Plates

Check all that apply:

The three types of faults are

• Reverse

• Strike-Slip

• Shear

• Earthquakes

• Normal

The surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break is called a

• earthquake

• plate

• fault

What direction can rock along a fault move?

• upwards

• downwards

• side to side

• all of the above

The vibrations produced by the breaking of rock is called a(n) _____________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes faults?

What are the three types of force that act upon rocks at fault lines?

• shear

• compression

• heat

• water

• tension

In which fault does the rock above the fault surface move downward in relation to rock below the fault surface?

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Normal Fault

Which force is occurring in a normal fault?

• tension

• compression

• shear

Which type of fault occurs when the rock ABOVE the normal fault surface moves up and over the rock below the fault surface?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

Which type of force occurs during a reverse fault?

• tension

• compression

• shear