Geological Faults Quiz
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What is a fault plane?

  • The plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault (correct)
  • A place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface
  • The zone of crushed rock along a single fault
  • The line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault

    • What causes most earthquakes?

  • Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults (correct)
  • The action of plate tectonic forces
  • Aseismic creep
  • Prolonged motion along closely spaced faults

    • What is a fault trace?

  • A place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface (correct)
  • The line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault
  • The zone of crushed rock along a single fault
  • The plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault

    • What are megathrust faults associated with?

    <p>Subduction zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fault zone?

    <p>A cluster of parallel faults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fault plane?

    <p>The plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fault trace?

    <p>The line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes most earthquakes?

    <p>Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fault zone?

    <p>A cluster of parallel faults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do large faults within Earth's crust primarily form?

    <p>From the action of plate tectonic forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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