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Which of the following disasters would you most likely experience in San
Francisco?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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earthquakes due to movement along faults
meteorite impact
nuclear explosion
undersea landslides
volcanic activity
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Earthquakes that occur along faults are created when __________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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melted rock is erupted along the fault zone
water is squeezed out of rock and released along the fault
stress builds up until rocks break
the earth shifts and moves along fractures
answers C and D
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The type of energy that shakes the Earth during an earthquake is produced by
__________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
gravitational attraction
density variations
shock waves
heat
solar energy
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Which of the following might provide evidence that a fault zone exists in an
area?
Lines or lineaments on the surface of the Earth as seen from above
A) the zone.
B)
C)
D)
E)
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Streams that are offset or end abruptly.
Tilted layers of rock that were originally horizontal.
Offset rock layers.
all of the above
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A fault is a fracture plane that extends into the Earth. If the footwall of an
inclined fault moves down relative to the hanging wall then the fault type is a
___________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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strike-slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
abnormal fault
transform fault
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If the hanging wall of an inclined fault moves down relative to the footwall then
the fault type is a ________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
strike-slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
abnormal fault
E)
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transform fault
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On the Alpine fault in New Zealand, gold-bearing rocks and gravels were offset
(refer to Figure 4.6). Gold-bearing rocks in the Nelson province were offset to
the north from gold-rich gravels in the Otego province. Since most of the
movement along the fault is horizontal it can be classified as a
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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Transform fault.
Left-lateral strike-slip fault.
Right-lateral strike-slip fault.
Reverse fault.
Dip-slip fault.
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You are hiking east across a sequence of rock layers that are tilted 45° to the
east. At some point you cross a small linear depression and notice that there
is a repetition of the layers that you just walked over. This repetition of rock
layers provides evidence that you have crossed a ________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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strike-slip fault
normal fault
reverse fault
abnormal fault
transform fault
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The most common types of faults in an area being pulled apart between two
tectonic plates are ___________________.
A)
left-lateral strike-slip faults
right-lateral strike slip faults
B)
C)
D)
E)
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reverse faults
normal faults
horsetail faults
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The most common types of faults in an area being pushed together between
two tectonic plates are _____________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
left-lateral strike-slip faults
right-lateral strike slip faults
reverse faults
normal fault
horsetail faults