Faults in Earth's Crust Review Questions
Authored by Katherine Felton
Science
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes normal faults?
Compressional stress
Tensional stress
Shear stress
Gravitational pull
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the hanging wall?
The rock surface below the fault plane
The rock surface above the fault plane
The surface of a river
The top of a mountain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to older rocks in a reverse fault?
They are displaced above younger rocks
They remain in place
They move below younger rocks
They form new layers
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the point inside Earth where an earthquake starts called?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault line
Seismic zone
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fault is displaced in a horizontal direction?
Normal fault
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Thrust fault
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving down relative to the foot wall?
Normal fault
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Thrust fault
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the foot wall?
Normal fault
Reverse fault
Strike-slip fault
Thrust fault
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