Earthquakes Faults and Folds

Which type of stress is associated with a strike-slip fault?

• Tension

• Eustress

• Shearing

• Compression

Which type of stress is associated with a normal fault?

• Tension

• Eustress

• Shearing

• Compression

Which type of stress is associated with a reverse fault?

• Tension

• Eustress

• Shearing

• Compression

Which can be caused by a normal fault? (select all that apply)

• Earthquake

• Valley

• Waterfall

• Volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

What part of an earthquake occurs underground?

• Focus

• Epicenter

• P Waves

• S Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The ____________ is when the earth folds up into an arch.

• Tension

• Syncline

• Earthquake

• Anticline

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse

• Split-Fault

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse

• Split-Fault

Identify this type of fault.

• Normal

• Reverse

• Split-Fault