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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
shearing
B
compression
C
deformation
D
tension
2) Because stress is a force, it
A
adds volume to rock
B
makes a rock harder
C
adds energy to rock
D
takes energy out of rock
3) A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
A
liquefaction
B
friction
C
an aftershock
D
stress
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
hanging wall
B
footwall
C
reverse fault
D
anticline
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
noise
C
shaking
D
movement
7) The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull apart or twist in opposite directions is called
A
shearing
B
compression
C
tension
D
deformation
8) Shearing creates_________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.
A
strike-slip
B
reverse
C
forward
D
normal
9) The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the
A
hanging wall
B
footwall
C
deformation
D
anticline
10) A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the footwall is called a
A
normal fault
B
reverse fault
C
deformation
D
strike-slip fault
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