normal faults cause mountains to form
This is described as a normal fault.
This is described as a normal fault.
This is described as a normal fault.
This is described as a normal fault.
This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.
This is described as a normal fault.
This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.
probably because those are the definitions.
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A listric fault is a fault along which a plane is curved. It is caused by a normal separation and in some cases the reverse separation. The curve is concave at the top but it is curved downward in a flattening manner.
No, the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, not a normal fault.
"Normal to the surface" refers to a line that is perpendicular to the surface at a specific point. It is used in mathematics, physics, and engineering to indicate the direction of greatest change or slope at that point on the surface.