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A fault scarp is a vertical relocation of the ground along either side of a fault, usually after an earthquake, one side being higher than the other. It often marks the surface extension of a fault below. Scarps can be small or large, in some cases creating steep cliffs.
An earthquake is caused when the rocks in the earth are distorted (by the slow moment of the tectonic plates that form the continents) to the point where they break and move past one another along a crack called a fault plane. If this fault plane comes to the surface of the earth then after the earthquake, the rocks on one side may have been moved so that they are now higher than the rocks on the other side. This means that a cliff has appeared along the fault and this cliff is called a fault scarp.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoIn the science of geology, a fault is a fracture in the earth's crust.
More detail: A fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes, such as occurs on the San Andreas Fault, California.
A fault line is the surface trace of a fault, the line of intersection between the fault plane and the Earth's surface.
Since faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, geologists use the term fault zone when referring to the zone of complex deformation associated with the fault plane.
The two sides of a non-vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall. By definition, the hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below the fault. This terminology comes from mining: when working a tabular ore body, the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall hanging above him.
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∙ 15y agofaults are the boudary line see on a specific map. these are known as the plate boundaries. earthquakes do occur at the fault because it is where the plates move and collide with each other.
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∙ 13y agoThe fault is a fracture in the Earth along which movement has occurred.
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∙ 14y agoit is meant
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What is the Chinese word for earthquake?
Earthquake = 地震
What is the Greek word for earthquake?
seismos
What word describes the strength of an earthquake?
Magnitude.
What is another word for earthquake strength?
Magnitude
What does casualities in earthquake mean?
The word 'causalities' in this case refers to the number of human deaths caused by the earthquake.
What is the location on the surface of the earth immediately above the origin of a fault called?
I think the word you're looking for is epicenter. The uncertainty is because that's actually the surface location directly above the hypocenter or focus of an earthquake, which may not have been what you meant.
What words describe Earthquake?
Seismic activity or seismic event. They may also be known as a tremor or temblor (which is derived from the Spanish "to shake").
What is the definition for the word fault in science terms?
The crack that forms when rocks break and move past each other is called a fault . The blocks of rock that are on either side of the fault are called fault blocks .
What does demophile mean?
demophile is a compress terms that meant nothing to the word demophile
What does the word binomal mean?
well if you meant binomial then that is an algerbraic expression that has a sum of two terms
What is the Chinese word for earthquake?
Earthquake = 地震
What are three synonyms for the word fault?
fault
What part of speech is the word fault?
The word fault is a noun. The plural form is faults.
A word substitute for the sentence A fault that can be forgiven.?
A word substitute for the sentence "A fault that can be forgiven" is "venial".
What is the role of an epicenter?
The word epicenter is typically heard after an earthquake has occurred. This word refers to the area of first impact by the earthquake, and is used to tell how big the earthquake was.
Can you write a sentence using the word earthquake?
There was a major earthquake in Alaska.
What is the Japanese word for earthquake?
'Earthquake' is地震 (jishin) in Japanese.
