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What is the primary factor used to classify geological faults?

• Age of the rock layers

• Color of the rock layers

• Type of minerals in the rocks

• Angle of the fault plane and direction of slip

What kind of fault does the illustration below show?

• Dip-slip

• Normal fault

• Obliques-slip

• Reverse fault

What type of stress forms reverse faults?

• Tension

• Shearing

• Compression

• lateral

In which type of fault does the hanging wall move upward relative to the footwall?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Oblique-slip fault

Which type of fault occurs when rocks move horizontally past each other?

• Reverse fault

• Normal fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Dip-slip fault

Earthquakes usually happen along 'faults.' What exactly are 'faults'?

• any hole in the Earth's crust

• the areas where plates meet

• the craters that volcanoes create

• where the core meets the mantle

Why is the Ring of Fire known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity?

• It has many inactive volcanoes.

• It has the oldest rock formations on Earth

• It is located in the middle of a tectonic plate.

• It is where multiple tectonic plates meet and interact

Which major fault system in the Philippines is responsible for strong earthquakes?

• San Andreas Fault

• East African Rift

• Philippine Fault Zone

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What happens when energy is released from a fault due to movement?

• A volcano erupts

• An earthquake occurs

• Rocks melt into magma

• The Earth's rotation speeds up

Why do faults in the Philippines frequently generate earthquakes?

• The country is sinking into the ocean

• The country is located near the equator

• It is situated along active tectonic plate boundaries

• The climate in the Philippines causes rocks to expand and contract