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A fault-block mountain forms where the edges of two plates come together to create a fault. When one plate pushes up over the other one, the upper one can continue up until it is high enough to create a fault-block mountain.
Dimitri Welch
Bennett Bode
The surface of earth is in constant motion because of forces inside the planet. These forces cause sections of earth's surface, called plates, to move.
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What type of fault forms when a hanging wall moves upward?
Reverse Fault
Is the alpine fault a transform fault?
The Alpine Fault is a geological right-lateral strike-slip fault. It forms a transform boundary, so yes.
What forms a lateral fault?
A lateral fault is when Shearing causes rock blocks to slide horizontally past each other.
What is the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault is called what?
footwall
What type of land form forms at a transvergent boundary?
a tear fault
What mountain forms vertical fault movement?
fault block
What fault forms when plates are pulled apart?
a normal fault
What type of fault forms when plates converge?
a reverse fault is formedmountains
What type of fault forms when a hanging wall moves upward?
Reverse Fault
By what type of fault were the sierra mountains formed?
Normal fault, i believe is true.
When the rock of the fault surface Moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of fault forms?
This is described as a normal fault.
What kind of fault forms when rock is pulled apart?
A normal fault would form.
When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below fault surface what kind of fault forms?
This is described as a normal fault.
Is the alpine fault a transform fault?
The Alpine Fault is a geological right-lateral strike-slip fault. It forms a transform boundary, so yes.
This energy is released by fault movement forms this?
The energy released by fault movement forms seismic waves.
What do you call land forms that have steep slopes?
fault
When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the surface what kind of fault forms?
This is described as a normal fault.
