Recent

  • Show all results for ""

🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Geological Features Quiz
10 Questions
1 Views

Geological Features Quiz

Created by
@RealisticMiracle

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is a hanging wall in relation to a fault plane?

  • A block located below a fault plane
  • A surface of a fault fracture along which rocks have been displaced
  • A block located above a fault plane (correct)
  • A step-like feature on the Earth's surface

    • What is a fault plane?

  • A step-like feature on the Earth's surface
  • A flat surface where slipping occurs (correct)
  • A vertical block located above a fault line
  • A surface of a fault fracture along which rocks have been displaced

    • What is a reverse fault associated with?

  • Compression or pushing together of plates (correct)
  • Horizontal movement of tectonic plates
  • Diverging plates
  • Vertical movement of tectonic plates

    • What type of fault is associated with diverging plates?

    <p>Normal fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the formation of a fault scarp?

    <p>A slip on the fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fault plane?

    <p>A flat surface where slipping occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a hanging wall in relation to a fault plane?

    <p>A block located above a fault plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fault is associated with pushing together of tectonic plates?

    <p>Reverse fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the formation of valleys?

    <p>Movement associated with a normal fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a strike-slip fault occur when?

    <p>Two faults move past each other horizontally along the boundaries of the plates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Understanding Fault Lines and Earthquakes
    10 questions

    Understanding Fault Lines and Earthquakes

    AccomplishedBixbite avatar
    AccomplishedBixbite
    Earth's Tectonic Plates Quiz
    10 questions

    Earth's Tectonic Plates Quiz

    AccomplishedBixbite avatar
    AccomplishedBixbite
    Earth's Tectonic Plates Quiz
    27 questions

    Tectonic Plates Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

    AccomplishedBixbite avatar
    AccomplishedBixbite
    Transform Fault Boundary Quiz
    6 questions

    Transform Fault Boundary Quiz

    EnviableMandelbrot avatar
    EnviableMandelbrot
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser