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In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
Shearing creates_________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull apart or twist in opposite directions is called
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
Because stress is a force, it
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
Which type of stress force produces a reverse fault?
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the footwall is called a
strike-slip
reverse fault
adds energy to rock
up-or-down motion
shearing
stress
compression
shearing
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