Forces in Earth's Crust Answers

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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault is called the ______.

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
5

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

A
shearing
B
tension
C
compression
D
deformation
6

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
9

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
syncline
B
anticline
C
footwall
D
hanging-wall
E
tension
F
shearing
G
strike-slip
H
reverse
10

The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing.

A
T
B
F

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