Question

types of faults
date:
complete the crossword puzzle.
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ngthen or break apart as
a strike - slip fault is
e fault line. in this type of
cal fault plane horizontally
e - slip faults are
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friction
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felt during
across
strike - slip faults are common along
this type of plate boundary
type of fault where two blocks are
compressed together and the
hanging wall moves up relative to the
footwall
rock surface located below the fault
plane
location on earth’s surface directly
above a focus
normal faults are common along this
type of plate boundary
sudden release of energy caused by
movements at faults
rock surface located above the fault
plane
down

1. location inside earth where an

earthquake begins

1. type of fault where two blocks move

away from one another and the
hanging wall moves down relative
to the footwall
reverse faults are common along
this type of plate boundary

1. type of fault caused by shearing

forces where rocks grind
horizontally relative to one another
a fracture in earth’s crust in which
movement of rock has occurred

Explanation:

To solve the crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across Clues:

• 4: Strike - slip faults are common along transform plate boundaries. So the answer is "transform".
• 5: A reverse fault is where blocks are compressed, hanging wall moves up. So the answer is "reverse".
• 7: The rock surface below the fault plane is the footwall.
• 8: The location on Earth’s surface above a focus is the epicenter.
• 9: Normal faults are common along divergent plate boundaries.
• 10: Sudden energy release at faults is an earthquake.
• 12: The rock surface above the fault plane is the hanging wall.

Down Clues:

• 1: The location inside Earth where an earthquake begins is the focus.
• 2: A normal fault has blocks moving apart, hanging wall down.
• 3: Reverse faults are common along convergent plate boundaries.
• 6: A strike - slip fault is caused by shearing, rocks grind horizontally.
• 11: A fault is a fracture in Earth’s crust with rock movement.

Filling in the grid with these answers (matching letter counts and intersections) completes the crossword.

For example, the "transform" (across 4) intersects with "focus" (down 1), "reverse" (across 5) intersects with "strike - slip" (down 6), etc.

Final filled - in key terms (matching the grid’s letter positions):

• Across 4: $\boldsymbol{transform}$
• Across 5: $\boldsymbol{reverse}$
• Down 1: $\boldsymbol{focus}$
• Down 2: $\boldsymbol{normal}$
• Down 3: $\boldsymbol{convergent}$ (or match length; based on grid, "convergent" fits for reverse fault’s plate boundary)
• Down 6: $\boldsymbol{strike - slip}$
• Down 11: $\boldsymbol{fault}$
• Across 7: $\boldsymbol{footwall}$
• Across 8: $\boldsymbol{epicenter}$
• Across 9: $\boldsymbol{divergent}$
• Across 10: $\boldsymbol{earthquake}$
• Across 12: $\boldsymbol{hanging}$ (part of "hanging wall")

(Note: The exact grid filling depends on the number of squares per clue, but the above terms are the correct geological answers for each clue.)

Answer:

To solve the crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across Clues:

• 4: Strike - slip faults are common along transform plate boundaries. So the answer is "transform".
• 5: A reverse fault is where blocks are compressed, hanging wall moves up. So the answer is "reverse".
• 7: The rock surface below the fault plane is the footwall.
• 8: The location on Earth’s surface above a focus is the epicenter.
• 9: Normal faults are common along divergent plate boundaries.
• 10: Sudden energy release at faults is an earthquake.
• 12: The rock surface above the fault plane is the hanging wall.

Down Clues:

• 1: The location inside Earth where an earthquake begins is the focus.
• 2: A normal fault has blocks moving apart, hanging wall down.
• 3: Reverse faults are common along convergent plate boundaries.
• 6: A strike - slip fault is caused by shearing, rocks grind horizontally.
• 11: A fault is a fracture in Earth’s crust with rock movement.

Filling in the grid with these answers (matching letter counts and intersections) completes the crossword.

For example, the "transform" (across 4) intersects with "focus" (down 1), "reverse" (across 5) intersects with "strike - slip" (down 6), etc.

Final filled - in key terms (matching the grid’s letter positions):

• Across 4: $\boldsymbol{transform}$
• Across 5: $\boldsymbol{reverse}$
• Down 1: $\boldsymbol{focus}$
• Down 2: $\boldsymbol{normal}$
• Down 3: $\boldsymbol{convergent}$ (or match length; based on grid, "convergent" fits for reverse fault’s plate boundary)
• Down 6: $\boldsymbol{strike - slip}$
• Down 11: $\boldsymbol{fault}$
• Across 7: $\boldsymbol{footwall}$
• Across 8: $\boldsymbol{epicenter}$
• Across 9: $\boldsymbol{divergent}$
• Across 10: $\boldsymbol{earthquake}$
• Across 12: $\boldsymbol{hanging}$ (part of "hanging wall")

(Note: The exact grid filling depends on the number of squares per clue, but the above terms are the correct geological answers for each clue.)