FAULTLINE FORGE · QUAKELING
Faults & Sudden Movement
Shatterbridge
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Quakeling — Faults & Sudden Movement Shatterbridge
Hi!
I'm Quakeling.
Welcome to Shatterbridge!
Will you help me investigate faults & sudden movement?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
A fault is a break in rock along which movement can occur.
Rough surfaces may stick while forces continue acting.
What is a fault?
- A. An empty cave inside every plate
- B. A stream channel
- C. A break where rock can move
The answer is C: A break where rock can move
A fault is a break in rock along which movement can occur.
Rough surfaces may stick while forces continue acting.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
When stress overcomes resistance, rock can slip suddenly and release energy.
That energy causes shaking;
the fault is not a hollow tunnel.
What can happen before sudden slip?
- A. All rocks melt
- B. Stress builds while rocks stick
- C. All gravity switches off
The answer is B: Stress builds while rocks stick
Our sequence cards read stick, stress builds, slip.
Moving the slip card first loses the explanation for the sudden release.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our sequence cards read stick, stress builds, slip.
Moving the slip card first loses the explanation for the sudden release.
Which sequence fits the model?
- A. Stick, build stress, slip
- B. Slip before any stress exists
- C. Stress vanishes before rocks stick
The answer is A: Stick, build stress, slip
Our sequence cards read stick, stress builds, slip.
Moving the slip card first loses the explanation for the sudden release.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
A fault is a break in rock along which movement can occur.
When stress overcomes resistance, rock can slip suddenly and release energy.
Our sequence cards read stick, stress builds, slip.
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