Faults

Question 1

What is a break in Earth’s lithosphere, along which blocks of rock move past each other?

Answer 1

fault

Question 2

What type of fault and stress are at a divergent boundary?

Answer 2

normal, tension

Question 3

What is the force exerted when an object presses on, pulls on, or pushes against another object?

Answer 3

stress

Question 4

What is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of stress along a fault?

Answer 4

earthquake

Question 5

What layer of earth do all earthquakes occur?

Answer 5

lithosphere

Question 6

What type of fault and stress are at a convergent boundary?

Answer 6

reverse, compression

Question 7

What type of fault and stress occur at a transform boundary?

Answer 7

strike-slip fault, shearing

Question 8

What determines the strength of an earthquake?

Answer 8

how much stress is built up and the distance the rocks move