normal faults move from tension while the hanging wall goes up
a normal fault
Normal Fault
It slides down
normal fault
Normal faults
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This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
Tectonic plates float on the magma of the Earth's mantle, and move because of convection currents in the magma.
Normal Fault