Forces in Earth's Crust Answers
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Which type of basin forms at divergent boundaries?
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riftB
strike-slipC
wedgeD
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What type of stress occurs when one plate pushes against another?
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compressionB
faultingC
shearingD
tension3
Which type of basin forms at transform boundaries?
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riftB
wedgeC
arcD
strike-slip4
Which forms as a result of compressional stress?
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anticline and synclineB
normal faultC
strike-slip faultD
fault-block mountain5
Which feature is most likely found at a divergent boundary?
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foldB
plateauC
fault-block mountainD
anticline or syncline6
A scientist observes a fault where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Which type of fault is the scientist observing?
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normalB
reverseC
strike-slipD
horizontal7
Which type of stress causes fault-block mountains?
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compressionB
shearingC
subductionD
tension8
How is a plateau different from a fault-block mountain?
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A plateau forms due to shearing, and a fault-block mountain does not.B
A fault-block mountain forms from a reverse-fault, and a plateau does not.C
A plateau forms when a flat block of rock is uplifted, and a fault-block mountain does not.D
A fault-block mountain forms when the center block is uplifted, and plateau does not.9
The image shows a type of stress.
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hangingB
normalC
reverseD
strike-slip10
A scientist observes rock masses that have moved past each other in opposite horizontal directions. Which feature does the scientist observe?
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plateauB
synclineC
strike-slip faultD
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