Faults and Types of Faults

Question 1

• fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth’s Crust.
• where blocks of rock on either side have moved relative to each other.

Answer 1

Faults

Question 2

Faults play a crucial role in the Earth’s _________ __________.

Answer 2

dynamic process

Question 3

What do faults contribute to?

Answer 3

• Creation of Earthquakes
• Mountain Building
• Deformation of the Crust

Question 4

Type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.

Answer 4

Normal Fault

Question 5

Type of fault associated with extensional tectonic forces.

Answer 5

Normal Fault

Question 6

Type of fault found at divergent plate boundaries.

Answer 6

Normal Fault

Question 7

Type of fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

Answer 7

Reverse Fault

Question 8

Type of fault associated with compressional tectonic forces.

Answer 8

Reverse Fault

Question 9

Type of fault found at convergent plate boundaries.

Answer 9

Reverse Fault

Question 10

Type of fault blocks on either side move horizontally past each other.

Answer 10

Strike-Slip Fault

Question 11

Type of fault associated with horizontal sheering forces.

Answer 11

Strike-Slip Fault

Question 12

Type of fault found at transform plate boundaries.

Answer 12

Strike-Slip Fault