Quiz I

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Identify the different types of fault.
A. ______________________________

1. ___________________________ 3. ______________________________
B. ___________________________________

2. _______________________________ 4. __________________________________
5. It involves vertical movement of blocks of rocks. - ________________________________
6. When the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. - _________________________________
7. When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. - _____________________________
8. It involves horizontal movement of blocks of rocks. - __________________________________
9. The block of rocks moves to the right. - ___________________________________
10. The block of rocks moves to the left - ___________________________________

Fault Structure
I. Identify the following, choose your answer inside the box.

Footwall Fault plane Fault line

Focus Hanging wall Epicenter

A.

F.

D.

E. B.

C.

II. Fill in the blanks Footwall Seismic waves Fault plane Fault line
Focus Hanging wall Fault Epicenter

1. _______________ is the block of rocks above the fault plane.

2. The point beneath the earth’s surface where the rocks break is referred to as the ___________.
3. The earth’s vibrations or ______________ originate in the focus.
4. _________________ is where the earthquake vibrations reach first.
5. _______________ is the block of rocks below the fault plane.
6. _________________ is a surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the
other during an earthquake.
7. _________________ is the line of intersection between the fault plane and the Earth’s surface.
8. A ______________ is a break in the rocks that make up the Earth's crust.
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