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Faults Activity 1 and 2

The document discusses different types of faults: strike-slip faults where rocks slide past each other horizontally, normal faults where two blocks of crust pull apart creating a valley with the hanging wall dropped down, and reverse faults where one block of crust slides on top of another commonly in collision zones. Students are asked to identify figures as representing these different fault types and describe them.

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Faults Activity 1 and 2

The document discusses different types of faults: strike-slip faults where rocks slide past each other horizontally, normal faults where two blocks of crust pull apart creating a valley with the hanging wall dropped down, and reverse faults where one block of crust slides on top of another commonly in collision zones. Students are asked to identify figures as representing these different fault types and describe them.

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  • Activity Worksheets: Provides exercises for understanding geological fault dynamics through activities involving observation and identification of faults illustrated with diagrams.

Name: ___________________________ Gr.& Sec: _____________ Date: _________ Name: ___________________________ Gr.

& Sec: _____________ Date: _________


Name:
When rocks
___________________________
slip past each other inGr.&Sec:
faulting, _____________Date:_________
the upper or overlying block along Name:
When rocks
___________________________
slip past each other inGr.&Sec:
faulting, _____________Date:_________
the upper or overlying block along
the fault plane is known as the hanging wall, or headwall and the lower block the fault plane is known as the hanging wall, or headwall and the lower block
Activity 1. It’s Your Fault Activity 1. It’s Your Fault
is known as the footwall. is known as the footwall.
Directions: Identify each of the figures below whether it represents strike-slip Directions: Identify each of the figures below whether it represents strike-slip
Activity 2. Describe Me Activity 2. Describe Me
fault, normal fault, or reverse fault based on the given descriptions below. fault, normal fault, or reverse fault based on the given descriptions below.
Write
Directions:
your answers
Chooseonthea statements
separate sheet
in column
of paper.
A that best describe each of the Write
Directions:
your answers
Chooseonthea statements
separate sheet
in column
of paper.
A that best describe each of the
types of faults in Column B. Write the letter of your answer before the number. types of faults in Column B. Write the letter of your answer before the number.

Strike-slip fault - rocks are sliding past each other horizontally. Strike-slip fault - rocks are sliding past each other horizontally.
Normal fault - two blocks of crust pull apart create space, stretching the crust Normal fault - two blocks of crust pull apart create space, stretching the crust
into a valley. In a normal fault, the hanging wall drops down. into a valley. In a normal fault, the hanging wall drops down.
Reverse fault - also known as thrust fault, sliding one block of crust on top of Reverse fault - also known as thrust fault, sliding one block of crust on top of
another. This fault is commonly found in collisions zones. another. This fault is commonly found in collisions zones.

Strike-slip fault - rocks are sliding past each other horizontally. Strike-slip fault - rocks are sliding past each other horizontally.
Normal fault - two blocks of crust pull apart create space, stretching the crust Normal fault - two blocks of crust pull apart create space, stretching the crust
into a valley. In a normal fault, the hanging wall drops down. into a valley. In a normal fault, the hanging wall drops down.
Reverse fault - also known as thrust fault, sliding one block of crust on top of Reverse fault - also known as thrust fault, sliding one block of crust on top of
another. This fault is commonly found in collisions zones. another. This fault is commonly found in collisions zones.

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