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This is true of normal faults. In thrust or reverse faults, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults, it moves horizontally relative to the footwall.

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normal fault and the hanging wall that moves up is a reverse fault

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Normal Fault

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A normal fault.

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In a hanging fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall?

thrust


The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall in a?

Reverse Fault


When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault.?

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When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault .?

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When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall is it a fault.?

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The hanging wall moves up relative to footwall in a?

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The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall in?

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What occurs when the hanging wall moves relative to the footwall?

A normal fault.


How does the hanging wall in a normal fault move in relation to a reverse fault?

A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.


Occurs when the hanging wall moves up relative to a footwall?

reverse fault


What happens along a fault?

the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall


What is a Reverse faults?

A reverse fault is a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.