Forces in Earth's Crust Answers

Where does shearing often occur?

The image shows a type of fault.

At which type of boundary does tension often occur?

The image shows a type of stress.

Which feature is most likely found at a divergent boundary?

The image is of the formation of a fault-block mountain.

What type of stress occurs when one plate pushes against another?

Which type of stress causes fault-block mountains?

In which type of fault is the hanging wall above the footwall?

Which type of basin forms at divergent boundaries?

What type of stress occurs when a rock mass is pushed in parallel and opposite directions?

A scientist observes a fault where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Which type of fault is the scientist observing?

Which forms as a result of compressional stress?