What causes the rock layers of mountains to form zigzag shape?(1 point)
Responses
a normal fault
a normal fault
continental plate uplift
continental plate uplift
folding of rock
folding of rock
a transform fault
folding of rock
Rocks Under Pressure Quick Check
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Question
Use this paragraph: Carlon is using two wooden blocks to model the movement of Earth’s plates. He pushes one block forward and the other block backward, rubbing their surfaces together.
Which Earth feature is he modeling?
(1 point)
Responses
normal fault
normal fault
strike-slip fault
strike-slip fault
thrust fault
thrust fault
rift valley
strike-slip fault
Use this paragraph: Layla drew a diagram of forces acting on the rock in Earth’s crust. She drew arrows pointing inwards, representing forces pressing on the rock.
Which formation is represented by the diagram?
(1 point)
Responses
a transform fault
a transform fault
a fold mountain
a fold mountain
a mid-ocean rift
a mid-ocean rift
a rift valley
a fold mountain
Which feature is created when a block of rock dropped down in relation to the block of rock beside it?(1 point)
Responses
reverse fault produced by compression
reverse fault produced by compression
transform fault produced by shear
transform fault produced by shear
normal fault produced by tension
normal fault produced by tension
thrust fault produced by compression