Physical Geography Video and Quiz

The Wasatch Fault: Active Fault in the Rockies

After watching the The Wasatch Fault: Active Fault in the Rockies video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. A fault scarp is:

a mistake on a geological map

a place where earth movement breaks the surface and displaces it during an earthquake

the epicenter of an earthquake

a mountain range built by earthquakes

2. A fault is a place where:

geologists correct errors

sedimentary beds are laid down

bedrock slides past other bedrock

volcanoes erupt

3. Small veins between the rocks in a fault result from:

friction-induced heat melting a thin layer of rock

sedimentary layers slipped in between other rocks

volcanic eruptions filling cracks

heat from the sun

4. In the exposed bedrock of the Wasatch Fault one can see:

broken bits of rock called clasts

vertical scratches

both a and b

neither a nor b

5. The location of Salt Lake City:

is far from the Wasatch Fault, so there is no danger of a damaging earthquake

is near the Wasatch Fault, but the danger of earthquakes is minimal

straddles the fault, but no important buildings are on it

straddles the fault, and important buildings are right on it