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What do you call a fractured surface on earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion?
A fractured surface on the Earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion is called a fault.
What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
What motion causes a normal fault?
reverse .yu welcome
What is the difference between a strike slip fault and a normal fault?
strike-slip has a horizontal motion
What are the techtonic plates that slide past each other called?
Where 2 plates slide past each other in a horizontal motion that boundary is called a Transform Boundary, or a fault.
What do you call a fractured surface on earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion?
A fractured surface on the Earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion is called a fault.
What is a break or crack along which rocks moved called?
A break or crack along which rocks move is called a fault. Sudden motion along the faults result to earthquakes.
What happens when opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally?
This is called a strike-slip fault.
The place where earth's slipping motion begins is called an earthquake's what?
This area is called the fault line.
The place where Earth's slipping motion begins is called an earthquakes what?
This area is called the fault line.
The place where Earth's slipping motion begins is called an earthquakes?
This area is called the fault line.
What is the crack in the crust whose sides show evidence of motion called?
fault
What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
What is it called when the rocks on either side of a fault slip past each other sideways with little up or down motion?
Slip/slide fault
What motion causes a normal fault?
reverse .yu welcome
Is the San Andreas fault divergent?
no, it is a strike-slip fault, with a shearing motion
What type of plate motion crates a reverse fault?
The answer is by convergent plate motion.
