Folds, Faults and Continental Drift ( rev ni ms )

An educational illustration depicting various geological features like folds, faults, and continents drifting, with layers of rock and tectonic plates in a colorful and engaging style.

Exploring Folds, Faults, and Continental Drift

Test your knowledge of geological features with our comprehensive quiz on folds, faults, and continental drift. Whether you’re a student of geology or just curious about Earth’s dynamics, this quiz is designed to enhance your understanding.

18 informative questions
Engaging multiple-choice format
Learn about crucial geological concepts

18 Questions4 MinutesCreated by DriftingEarth47

Circular or elliptical structural or topographic lows or down warps in which beds dip towards the center; when eroded, the youngest rocks are exposed at the center.

All faults are fractures, but not all fractures are faults because fracture can just be a joint.

True

False

Fracture are fractures in the crust along which appreciable displacement has taken place, Fracture are separation or break in rock formation.

True

False

Proposed the Continental Drift Theory

Alfred Wegner

Harry Hammond Hess

Harry Wellington

inferred to be the possible cause of “The Big One”

San Andreas Fault

Philipine Fault

Marikina Fault

Sinistral or Left Lateral Strike Slip Fault

San Andreas Fault

Philipine Fault

Marikina Fault

Right lateral strike slip fault or dextral

San Andreas Fault

Philipine Fault

Marikina Fault

the most destructive type of fault

Thrust fault

Normal

Oblique

Strike-slip

The Philippines’ biggest fault line is the Philippine Fault Zone that starts from Mindanao going to Visayas.

True

False

It is the idea that the Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on the mantle

Is a slab of solid irregular rock composed of the lithosphere

Folds, Faults and Continental Drift ( rev ni ms )

Exploring Folds, Faults, and Continental Drift

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