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Activity 1 Types of Fault
Activity 1 Types of Fault
SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTER
ACTIVITY SHEETS #1
During an earthquake, the rock on one side of the fault suddenly slips with respect to the other. The fault surface can be horizontal or
vertical or some arbitrary angle in between.
WHAT CAUSES FAULTS? Faults are classified by how they move, and there are three main types of stress that cause movement along faults.
The stress occurs because, as mentioned before, the plates fit together really well, but also float around on the mantle and rub against each
other.
Tensional stress is when slabs of rock are pulled apart. Imagine stretching a rope out all the way and then continuing to pull
on it from both ends.
Compressional stress is when slabs of rock are pushed together. They are literally being compressed into one another. This
is like when two cars crash into each other - they're compressed into smaller, crumpled versions of what they were before.
Shear stress is when slabs of rock slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The rocks are not smashed into
each other or pulled apart, but their edges slide along each other with a lot of friction.
ACTIVITY #1
Fill in the table with the needed data
DIAGRAM TYPES OF FAULT TYPES OF FORCE TYPES OF MOTION TYPES OF STRESS
(VERTICAL OR
HORIZONTAL)
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