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A Faulty Set Up

This document describes an activity where sand is placed between two cardboard sheets to simulate how faults form in the Earth's crust. Learners are asked to observe what occurs when the sheets are moved parallel to each other, forming a fault line in the sand where the top layers are displaced. Through this visual demonstration and follow up questions, the document aims to help students understand what a fault looks like and how they are formed through the movement of tectonic plates.

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A Faulty Set Up

This document describes an activity where sand is placed between two cardboard sheets to simulate how faults form in the Earth's crust. Learners are asked to observe what occurs when the sheets are moved parallel to each other, forming a fault line in the sand where the top layers are displaced. Through this visual demonstration and follow up questions, the document aims to help students understand what a fault looks like and how they are formed through the movement of tectonic plates.

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A fault-y setup

After performing this activity, you should be able to:


1. describe the appearance of a fault; and 2. explain how a fault forms.

Materials Needed:
two sheets of cardboard (or folder), fine sand , ruler , newspaper (or plastic sheet ) as wide as a newspaper

Procedure:
1. Spread the newspaper on a table. Do the activity on the newspaper.

2. Arrange the two sheets of cardboard edge to edge (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Cardboard sheets placed side by side.

3. Pour sand along the boundary of the two sheets (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Sand along the boundary.

4. With the ruler, flatten the top of the sand and make two parallel lines.

Figure 3. Top of sand flattened.


5. Now, move the sheets slowly in the direction shown in Figure 3.
Q1. As you move the sheets, what is formed in the sand?
Q2. What happens to the lines?

Figure 3. Top of sand flattened.


Now, study Figure 4. Do you see anything unusual?

Q3. What do you think happened in this picture?

Q4. What is a fault?

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