Earthquakes: Faults Close-up

What type of fault is created by compressional forces in the crust?

• Thrust Fault

• Normal Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Oblique-Slip Fault

What type of fault has a vertical fault line?

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Oblique Fault

What type of fault is created by tension force in the crust?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Thrust Fault

What type of fault does the Foot Wall move up and away?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Thrust Fault

What type of fault is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Oblique Fault

What type of fault does the Hanging wall move up and over?

• Thrust Fault

• Normal Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Reverse Fault

What type of fault moves in a horizontal direction?

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Oblique-Slip Fault

What type of fault is also known as a Reverse Fault?

• Thrust Fault

• Normal Fault

• Strike-Slip Fault

• Oblique Fault

An ____________ is when two pieces of the earth’s ____________ move or break apart and slide past one another. The ____________ on which the crust breaks is called the “Fault”.

• An earthquake is when two pieces of the earth’s crust move or break apart and slide past one another. The plane on which the crust breaks is called the “Fault”.

• An eruption is when two pieces of the earth’s crust move or break apart and slide past one another. The plane on which the crust breaks is called the “Fault”.

• A landslide is when two pieces of the earth’s crust move or break apart and slide past one another. The plane on which the crust breaks is called the “Fault”.

• A tsunami is when two pieces of the earth’s crust move or break apart and slide past one another. The plane on which the crust breaks is called the “Fault”.

____________ can move in several directions and are defined as; Normal Faults, Thrust Faults, and Strike-Slip Faults depending on how they move. Normal Faults move the sides ____________ from one another. A Thrust Fault pushes the sides ____________, and a Strike-Slip Fault moves ____________ to the fault line.

• Faults

• Rocks

• Plates

• Waves