Forces in Earths Crust

Question 1

Normal Fault

Answer 1

Hanging wall moving downwards

Foot wall moving upwards

Question 2

What kind of stress pulls apart Normal Faults

Answer 2

Tension

Question 3

What do 2 parallel Normal Faults form

Answer 3

Fault block mountains

Question 4

hot are Fault block mountains made?

Answer 4

2 Normal Faults leave an elevated area between them

Question 5

How many footwalls do Fault Block Mountains have?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

Where are Fault Block Mountains found?

Answer 6

The Great Basin

Question 7

Reverse Fault

Answer 7

Hanging wall moves upwards

Foot wall moves downwards

Question 8

What kind of stress make Fault block Mountains?

Answer 8

Tension

Question 9

What kind of stress makes reverse Faults

Answer 9

Compression (Convergence)

Question 10

Thrust Fault

Answer 10

A special type of reverse fault where the fault is less than 45 degrees, but otherwise same every other way

Question 11

Rift Valley

Answer 11

2 normal faults leaving an open area between them as they are pushed outward

Question 12

How may foot walls and hanging walls are there in a rift valley?

Answer 12

2 foot walls

1 hanging walll

Question 13

Strike-slip vault

Answer 13

Caused by shearing

Very little up and down movement