Forces in Earth's Crust Answers

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Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

A
shearing
B
tension
C
compression
D
deformation
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull or twist in opposite directions in called ______.

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
reverse
3

An upward fold in a rock is called a plateau.

A
T
B
F
4

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a

A
syncline.
B
plateau.
C
canyon.
D
fault.
5

In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little

A
noise.
B
shaking.
C
up-or-down motion.
D
movement.
7

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called

A
an aftershock.
B
friction.
C
liquefaction.
D
stress.
8

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
9

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
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The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing.

A
T
B
F

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