Assessment Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separat sheet of paper.
1. The stress along the outer layer of the Earth causes the build-up of energy. What prevent the rocks from releasing this energy?
A. bending of rocks
B. vibration of the rocks
C. friction between rocks
D. energy released by rocks
2. Why do earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines?
A. They are surrounded by seas.
B. They are located near the equator. C. They are considered archipelagic countries.
D. They are found within the Pacific Ring of Fire.
3. Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?
A. arrangement
B. bending
C. depth
D. roughness
4. what type of fault formed the rocky mountains
A. normal
B. reverse
C. strike-slip
D. transform
5. what happened to the rocks in a fault slip a day stick together biday slide past each other c there is no movement at aldi days suddenly slip and generate earthquake​