Faults & Earthquakes Quiz

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What type of fault is formed when shearing and compression or tension combine?

  • Normal Fault
  • Reverse Fault
  • Strike-slip Fault
  • Oblique-Slip Fault (correct)

What is the tool used to assess the power of an earthquake?

  • Intensity
  • Seismogram
  • Seismograph (correct)
  • Magnitude

What type of fault is formed when rocks are compressed and the hanging wall moves up with respect to the footwall?

  • Strike-slip Fault
  • Oblique-Slip Fault
  • Normal Fault
  • Reverse Fault (correct)

What is the strength and 'size' of an earthquake referred to as?

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Which type of fault has the hanging wall moved downward with respect to the footwall along the dip direction?

<p>Normal Fault (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Fault Types

  • An oblique fault is formed when shearing and compression or tension combine.

Earthquake Measurement

  • The tool used to assess the power of an earthquake is a seismograph.

Fault Classification

  • A reverse fault is formed when rocks are compressed and the hanging wall moves up with respect to the footwall.

Earthquake Characteristics

  • The strength and 'size' of an earthquake are referred to as its magnitude.

Fault Types

  • A normal fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall has moved downward with respect to the footwall along the dip direction.

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