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What is an active fault?
What is an active fault?
- A fault that is located in an active tectonic plate
- A fault that is currently generating earthquakes
- A fault that has recently generated an earthquake (correct)
- A fault that has never generated an earthquake
What is an inactive fault?
What is an inactive fault?
- A fault that has never experienced an earthquake
- A fault that is currently generating earthquakes
- A fault that is located in an inactive tectonic plate
- A fault that does not show signs of recent activity (correct)
What is a fault?
What is a fault?
- A deep-seated volcanic vent
- A boundary between two tectonic plates
- A fracture in the earth's crust (correct)
- A crack in the earth's mantle
Which type of fault is currently experiencing tectonic movement?
Which type of fault is currently experiencing tectonic movement?
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What is the characteristic of an inactive fault?
What is the characteristic of an inactive fault?
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Which type of fault is temporarily not experiencing tectonic movement?
Which type of fault is temporarily not experiencing tectonic movement?
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Study Notes
Fault
- A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- Faults allow the blocks to move relative to one another.
Active Fault
- An active fault is currently experiencing tectonic movement
- Movement may be slow or fast
Inactive Fault
- An inactive fault is temporarily not experiencing tectonic movement.
- Movement may resume in the future.
- Faults are often considered inactive if they have not experienced movement in thousands of years.
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