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What is the difference between a strike slip fault and a normal fault?
strike-slip has a horizontal motion
What type of fault is rose canyon fault?
It is a strike-slip fault.
What is the maximum amount of slip on a fault during an earthquake?
what are the maxuim amount of slip on a fault during an earthquake
Is a strike-slip fault a transform boundary?
YES. A Strike-slip fault is usually a transform boundary.
What fault will occur at a transform boundary?
A Transform fault boundaries are where two plates are sliding horizontally past one another. They sometimes even get stuck. the longer the time before the plates slip, the stronger the earthquake.
How is a dip-slip fault different from a strike-slip fault?
Dip-Slip fault is a bedding fault and its pattern is En-Echelon, while Strike Slip fault is strike fault and its pattern is Parallel.
What is a oblique slip fault?
the oblique slip fault is a movement that has a combination of normal and strike-slip fault
Is the San Andreas Fault a dip-slip fault?
No. It is a strike-slip fault.
What is the main difference between a dip slip fault and a strike slip fault?
Dip-Slip fault is a bedding fault and its pattern is En-Echelon, while Strike Slip fault is strike fault and its pattern is Parallel.
What type of fault is the hayward fault?
The Hayward Fault is a Strike-slip Fault.
The San Andreas Fault in California is what type of fault?
The San Andreas Fault in California is a transform fault. In a transform fault, two lithospheric plates are grinding alongside each other in different directions. Friction between the plates causes points along the fault to get 'hung up'. When the friction between the plates exceeds the maximum elasticity of the rock, the tension is released, the plates snap into their new positions, and an earthquake occurs.
What is a oblique-slip fault?
A fault that is a combination of dip-slip and strike-slip movements
What is the difference of a dip slip fault or a strike slip fault?
has to do with the movement
What is a oblique fault?
the oblique slip fault is a movement that has a combination of normal and strike-slip fault
What is the definition for strike slip fault?
Strike slip fault - Look it up!
A fault has a shearing force.?
strike-slip
What type of fault forms when two rocks slide past each other?
THRUST
