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Strike-slip Fault
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What is a fault with horizontal movement called?
Horizontal faults can be refered to as lateral faults or strike-slip faults.
What is A fault with horizontal movement?
A horizontally moving fault is called a strike-slip fault
What kind of fault causes rock to move horizontally?
Generically a "fault" but there could also be an "earthquake" associated with this fracturing. A fault with where all the movement is horizontal is called a "transverse" fault. but it must be understood that there is a component of horizontal movement associated with Thrust, Reverse and Normal faults too.
What is the movement asociated with a strike slip fault?
Horizontal sideways movements.
Do creep meters and laser-ranging devices meaure horizontal fault movement?
yes
Do geologists use creep meter to measure the horizontal movement along a fault?
yea
Creep meters and laser ranging devices measure horizontal fault movement?
Yes, and so does a GPS satellite.
Do creep meters and laser-ranging devices measure horizontal fault movement?
Yes, and so does a GPS satellite.
How does the creep meter work?
A creep meter is a wire stretched across a fault to measure the horizontal movement from the ground.
Do Creep meters and laser-ranging devices measure horizontal fault movement.?
Yes, and so does a GPS satellite.
How does a creep-meter works?
A Creep Meter uses a wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement of the ground.
How does a creep meter work?
A Creep Meter uses a wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement of the ground.
