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Fault block mountains are formed when large blocks of crust are and tilted along normal faults?
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What are two types of faults that can result in mountains?
normal and reverse fault can cause mountains
What are the two type of faults can result mountains and why?
normal and reverse fault
Does subduction occur at normal faults?
Normal faults are also known as dip-slip faults and usually occur at convergent zones. The reason they occur at convergent zones is because the blocks involved are displaced toward each other caused by compressional forces.
What term describes down dropped blocks of crust bounded by steeply dipping normal faults?
tacitos
What kind of stress forms fault block mountains?
Fold-block mountains form when tension makes the lithosphere break into many normal faults.
Is it true that Mountains formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called dome mountains?
No, only reverse faults can cause a mountain.
True or false a mountain formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called dome mountains?
False. These are called Horst mountains.
The Appalachian mountains where formed when two of earths plates collided. What type of faults would you expect to find in these mountains Why?
rverse and normal
Two types of faults can result in mountains which are they?
The two types of faults that can result in mountains are reverse faults and normal faults.
Many of these faults occurred when the Sierra Nevadas were formed?
Normal faults
What is the main direction of stress on blocks of rock at normql faults reverse faults and strike-slip faults?
The main direction of the stress on blocks of rock at normal faults, reverse faults and the strike slip faults usually happens at the weak areas.
How does a normal fault change the surface?
normal faults cause mountains to form
What are two types of faults that can result in mountains?
normal and reverse fault can cause mountains
Are normal and reverse faults caused by compression?
Reverse failts are caused by compression. Normal faults however are formed by tension.
What are the two type of faults can result mountains and why?
normal and reverse fault
How do faullt-block mountains form?
along nearly parallel normal faults.
What term describes down-dropped blocks of crust bounded by steeply dipping normal faults?
tacitos
