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Active vs Inactive Faults

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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?

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?

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?

Active fault Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of an inactive fault?

It has no tectonic movement Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fault is temporarily not experiencing tectonic movement?

Dormant fault Signup and view all the answers

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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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Test your knowledge about active and inactive faults with this quiz. Learn about the characteristics of these geological formations and their relationship to seismic activity.