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Forces In Earth's Crust
Test Description: Stress and Faults
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
A
plateau
B
fault
C
boundary
D
stress
2) When enough stress builds up in rock, the rock breaks, creating a _____________.
A
boundary
B
fault
C
stress
D
plateau
3) a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
A
stress
B
plateau
C
fault
D
boundary
4) the stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle
A
compression
B
shearing
C
tension
D
rock
5) the stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
A
rock
B
tension
C
shearing
D
compression
6) the stress force that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
A
tension
B
compression
C
shearing
D
rock
7) Fault formed by tension; hanging wall moves down and footwall moves up
A
Reverse Fault
B
Plateau
C
Normal Fault
D
Strike-slip Fault
8) Fault formed by compression; hanging wall moves up and footwall moves down
A
Strike-slip Fault
B
Plateau
C
Normal Fault
D
Reverse Fault
9) Fault formed by shearing; rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion
A
Plateau
B
Reverse Fault
C
Strike-slip Fault
D
Normal Fault
10) A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch
A
Anticline
B
Syncline
C
Fault-block Mountains
D
Folded Mountains
11) A fold in rock that bends downward to form a V shape
A
Fault-block Mountains
B
Syncline
C
Anticline
D
Folded Mountains
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