Earth Science 2

4. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by the tension in the crust
6. a type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
7. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
8. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways motion
9. A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
12. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
14. the block of rock that forms the upper half of the fault
16. the block of rock that forms the lower half of the fault

1. A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
2. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
5. a force that acts on rock to change it’s shape or volume
11. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the curse
12. stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
13. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
15. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust