PASAY-S8ES-Q2-W1-04
Name: _____________________________ PASAY-S8 ES- Q2-W1-04
Name of Teacher: ___________________ Grade & Section ______________
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PASAY CITY
MODULE IN SCIENCE 8
Second Quarter/ Week 1/ Day 4
OBJECTIVE: Simulate how movements along faults generate earthquakes
using models
YOUR LESSON FOR TODAY:
In this module, the learners should be able to explain how the movements along fault
generate earthquake.
unexpectedly shift, releasing energy is called earthquake. It usually occurs when the rocks move
or sleep along the fracture of the Earth's crust. The fractures are called fault. Alone trace of fault
is known as fault line. The Marikina Fault Line is an example of known fault line in the Philippines.
There are 3 types of fault categorically based on how fault is moving.
1. Normal Fault- the block
above the fault moves down
relative to the block below the
fault. This fault motion is caused
by tensional forces and results in
extension.
2. Reverse Fault- the block
above the fault moves up
relative to the block below the
fault. This fault motion is
caused by compressional
forces and results in shortening.
A reverse fault is called a thrust
fault if the dip of the fault plane
is small.
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Name: _____________________________ PASAY-S8ES-Q2-W1-04
Name of Teacher: ____________________Grade & Section __________-
3. Strike-slip Fault- the
movement of the blocks along a
fault is horizontal. If the block
on the far side of the fault
moves to the left, the fault is
called left-lateral. If the block on
the far side of the fault moves
to the right, it is called right
lateral. The motion is caused by
shearing forces.
REFERENCES:
1. Grade 8
2. Grade 8
3. Ssience worktext for Grade 8, Vol.2, No.2. Vivian B. Intatano et,al...
4. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/geo/chapter/reading-faults/
Activity 1: Study the picture below.
Complete the chart below to distinguish between each of the three main types of faults.
Type of Force
(compression, Types of Earthquakes
Type of tension, or Vertical or (shallow, intermediate,
Fault shearing) horizontal motion deep, or all)
Strike-slip Shallow
Normal Shallow and intermediate
Reverse All types
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Name: _____________________________ PASAY- S8ES-Q2-W1-04
Name of Teacher: ____________________Grade & Section _____________
Objectives:
explain how faults generate earthquakes
explain why not all movement along faults produces earthquakes.
Materials Needed:
two small boxes (fruit juice boxes are ideal)
masking tape
rubber band
paper clip
Procedures:
1. Attach the rubber band to the paper
clip. Then attach the paper clip to one
end of one box. (See Figure: The ruler is
included for scale.)
2. Place the boxes side by side. Put a toy
house on the box with the rubber band.
Then tape (lightly?) the two boxes
together as shown in Figure 6. Important:
Do not stick the tape on the boxes too
much. The tape is meant to come off.
3. With your left hand, hold the box
without the rubber band in place. With
your other hand, slowly pull on the
rubber band in the direction shown
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Name: _____________________________ PASAY- S8ES- Q2-W1-04
Name of Teacher: _____________________ Grade & Section ____________
Answer the Questions:
1. What happens to the rubber band?
2. Keep on pulling on the rubber band. What happens to the box attached to the rubber band?
Note: The tape is supposed to come off, so stick it on very lightly.
3
4
5. How do faults generate earthquakes?
Objectives:
1. explain the effect of bending of rocks along faults
2. relate faults movement and earthquakes
Materials Needed:
two plastic rulers
a bit of clay
Procedures:
(Figure shows closeup photos of side and top views of the setup.)
2. Hold the rulers as shown in the picture below. Then slowly move your hands in the direction
of the arrows.
Answer the Questions:
1. What happens when bending becomes too much?
Note: If nothing happens, separate the rulers and re-attach them only slightly.
2. What represents friction in the set-up?
3. relate faults movement and earthquakes.
GENERALIZATION:
The plates of the crust are continuously moving away, towards, or against each other.
The plate movements cause the rocks of the plates to be stretched or compressed and
elastic energy is stored in the rocks as this happens.
Energy from inside the Earth exert a force on the rocks along faults. But the rocks do not
move right away because of friction. The roughness of the rocks keeps them from
slipping past each other. But when the limit is reached, the rocks suddenly slip
earthquake!
Faults generate earthquakes. Earthquakes occur when rocks along a fault suddenly
move
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Name: _____________________________ PASAY-S8ES-Q2-W1-04
Name of Teacher: __________________Grade & Section _______________
EVALUATION:
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect. Write
your answers on the space provided before each number.
________1. Fault generates earthquake.
________2. Normal fault generates all types of earthquakes.
________3 Friction prevents the rocks from moving past each other.
________4. Not all movement along the fault may cause earthquake.
________5. Strike-slip fault generates shallow and deep earthquakes.
________6. Earthquakes occur when rocks along a fault suddenly move.
________7. Reverse fault generates shallow and intermediate earthquake.
________8. In normal fault, the movement of the blocks along a fault is horizontal.
________9. The plates of the crust are continuously moving away, towards, or against each
other.
________10. In reverse fault, the block above the fault moves down relative to the block below
the fault.
Prepared by:
Sheryl S. Buraga
Kalayaan National High School
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