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What is the point called where a fault first slips is called the?
According to wikipedia: An earthquake's hypocenter is the position where the strain energy stored in the rock is first released, and is the point where the faultbegins to rupture
What is it called at the point where a fault first slips?
According to wikipedia: An earthquake's hypocenter is the position where the strain energy stored in the rock is first released, and is the point where the faultbegins to rupture
When the ground slips at fault lines the movement the earth undergoes is called what?
earthquakes
When the ground slips at fault lines the movement the earth undergoes is called?
an earthquake
When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall the result is a?
A normal fault
What the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall the result is a?
Normal Fault
What is the result When a hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall?
Normal Fault
When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall the result is a?
A normal fault
What is it called when the rocks on either side slips past each other sideways with little up and down motion at a?
This is known as a strike slip fault.
Sudden break or crack in rock strata that occurs when one plate slips against another is called?
I'm not entirely certain, but probably about 95% sure that it's called a fault.
What is a strike slips?
Strike-slip fault -a boundary where rocks on opposite sides of the fault move in opposite or the same directions at different rates.
Which of these occur when Earth's crust slips a fault line tornadoes earthquakes snowstorms or water erosion?
Earthquakes occur when the crust slips. The other events and processes are unrelated.
