Earthquake And Faults Flashcards
1
Q
-Shaking or trembling caused by release of energy.
-occurs when rock along a fault move.
A
Earthquake
2
Q
-force that squeezes rocks together
-produce faults and folds
A
Stress
3
Q
Break on the ground
A
Faults
4
Q
Bending of the rocks
A
Folds
5
Q
-break in the earth’s crust
-planar fracture or discontinuity
A
Faults
6
Q
Maximum stress that a solid matter withstand
A
Elastic limit
7
Q
Planar surface along which relative displacement
A
Fault plane
8
Q
How does fault generate earthquake
A
Build up stress on the rocks
9
Q
-result of tension
-pulled apart that cause to move
A
Normal fault
10
Q
-result of compression
-squeezed together apart
A
Reverse fault
11
Q
-opposite fault slides past each other
A
Strike-slip fault
12
Q
Where tectonic plates meet
A
Plate boundary
