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Earthquake Section 1
Test Description: Review questions on section 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
A
compression
B
shearing
C
tension
D
deformation
2) Because stress is a force, it
A
adds energy to rock
B
adds volume to rock
C
makes a rock harder
D
takes energy out of rock
3) A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
A
friction
B
stress
C
an aftershock
D
liquefaction
4) Which type of stress force produces a reverse fault?
A
tension
B
deformation
C
compression
D
shearing
5) In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
A
anticline
B
footwall
C
hanging wall
D
reverse fault
6) In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little
A
up-or-down motion
B
movement
C
noise
D
shaking
7) The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull apart or twist in opposite directions is called
A
deformation
B
shearing
C
tension
D
compression
8) Shearing creates_________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.
A
normal
B
forward
C
reverse
D
strike-slip
9) The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the
A
footwall
B
deformation
C
anticline
D
hanging wall
10) A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the footwall is called a
A
strike-slip fault
B
reverse fault
C
normal fault
D
deformation
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