EARTHQUAKE FAULTS Activity 1: Let's Investigate! Directions: Use the diagrams and word bank to fill in the blanks in the paragraph below.

Write the letter of the correct answer.
Strike-slip fault Normal fault Reverse fault

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

-Word Bank-
A. faults D. apart B. line E. sideways C. together F. crust G. earthquake

An _____is when two pieces of the Earth's______move or break apart and slide past one another. The ______ on which the crust breaks are called the “Fault". _______can move in several directions and are defined as; Normal Fault, Reverse Fault, and Strike- Slip Fault depending on how they move. Normal Fault move the sides _______ from one another. A Reverse Fault pushes the sides_______and a Strike-Slip Fault moves _______ to the fault line. Some​