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How can compression forces make rocks move along a reverse fault?
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Trust faults typically have low dip angles. A high-angle thrust fault is called a reverse fault. A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units where as a thrust usually occurs within or at a low angle to lithological units.
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What type of FAULT is the result of compression forces?
a reverse fault
What force causes a revers fault?
At a reverse fault, compression forces pushes on rocks from opposite directions.
Describe how compression forces make rocks move along a reverse fault?
A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units where as a thrust usually occurs within or at a low angle to lithological units.
A what fault moves because it is under compression?
A reverse fault moves because it is under compression. The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep, greater than 45-degrees.
What does reverse fault produce?
The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. These happen when tectonic forces push rocks together. It is caused by compression.
What is a fault caused by compression forces?
Reverse Fault
What type of FAULT is the result of compression forces?
a reverse fault
What force causes a revers fault?
At a reverse fault, compression forces pushes on rocks from opposite directions.
Describe how compression forces make rocks move along a reverse fault?
A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units where as a thrust usually occurs within or at a low angle to lithological units.
How compression forces make rockes move along a reverse fault?
Trust faults typically have low dip angles. A high-angle thrust fault is called a reverse fault. A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units where as a thrust usually occurs within or at a low angle to lithological units.
What is the type of stress for a reverse fault?
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
What is the difference between a normal fault and reverse fault?
A Reverse fault is happens when tectonic forces cause compression that PUSHES rocks together. Normal fault happens when tectonic forces cause tension that PULLS rocks apart.Normal fault is when the hanging block moves down relative to foot block wall where as the reverse fault is formed when the hanging block wall moves up relative to the foot block walls a result of tension and compression force respectively
What fault is made when compression pushes rocks together?
A reverse fault will occur.
A what fault moves because it is under compression?
A reverse fault moves because it is under compression. The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep, greater than 45-degrees.
This force creates a reverse fault?
compression
What does reverse fault produce?
The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. These happen when tectonic forces push rocks together. It is caused by compression.
What stress causes a fault?
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
