Name:_____________________________________ Score:____________

Grade & Sec.:______________________________ Date:_______________ B. REVERSE FAULT

Locate points C and D on your model. Move Point C next to point D. Look at your
Activity 3: Model of Three Faults model from the side (its cross-section). Then answer the questions below.
Normal Fault
1. Which way did point D move in relation to point C?
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Materials: _______________________________________________________________________
tape or glue 2. What happened to rock layers X, Y and Z?
crayons or colored pencils metric ruler _______________________________________________________________________
scissors _______________________________________________________________________
fault model sheet (included) 3. Are the rock layers still continuous?
old folder _______________________________________________________________________
Procedures: _______________________________________________________________________
1. Color the fault model that is included according to the color key provided. 4. What likely happened to the river? The road? The railroad tracks?
2. Cut out the fault model and fold each side down to form a box with the drawn features _______________________________________________________________________
on top. _______________________________________________________________________
3. Tape or glue the corners together. This box is a three-dimensional model of the top _______________________________________________________________________
layers of the Earth’s crust. _______________________________________________________________________
4. The dashed lines on your model represent a fault. Carefully cut along the dashed lines.
You will end up with two pieces. Tape or glue crayons or colored pencils metric ruler C. STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
scissors fault model sheet (included) old folder Procedures: Locate points F and G on your model. Move the pieces of the model so that point
F is next to point G. Look at your model from the side (its cross-section). Then
answer the questions below.
A. NORMAL FAULT
Locate points A and B on your fault model. Move point B until it is next to Point A.
Look at your model from the side (its cross-section). Then answer the questions 1. If you were standing at point F and looking across the fault, which way did the block on
below. the opposite side move?
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1.Which way did point B move in relation to point A? _______________________________________________________________________
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2. What happened to rock layers X, Y and Z? 3. Are the rock layers still continuous?
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3. Are the rock layers still continuous? 4. What likely happened to the river?
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4. What likely happened to the river? The road? The railroad tracks? _______________________________________________________________________
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