Divergent plate boundary: [___]
At what type of boundary do wedge basins form? [___]
At what type of boundary do rift basins form? [___]
At what type of boundary do arc basins form? [___]
What type of stress is most likely to occur at this boundary?
What type of fault has the geologist found?
What type of fault occurs when plates move past each other in opposite directions?
Which statements describe reverse faults? Check all that apply.The hanging wall moves up.The hanging wall moves down.The fault is at an angle.The fault is caused by compression.The fault is caused by tension.The plates are colliding.The plates are moving away from each other.
normalreversestrike-slip
A geologist sees this folded rock when studying in the field. He is drawn to the sample that is labeled A. He determines this formation was caused by compression.What type of landform did he find at label A?
From what type of land feature is the geologist making her observations?
At what type of boundary do strike-strip basins form? [___]
Use the drop-down menus to correctly identify the type of fault in each diagram.
Use the drop-down menus to correctly identify the type of stress associated with each type of plate boundary.
tensioncompression✔ shearing
tension✔ compressionshearing
What type of stress is most likely to occur at this boundary?
What type of fault has the geologist found?
What type of fault occurs when plates move past each other in opposite directions?
Which statements describe reverse faults? Check all that apply.The hanging wall moves up.The hanging wall moves down.The fault is at an angle.The fault is caused by compression.The fault is caused by tension.The plates are colliding.The plates are moving away from each other.
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