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How does the hanging wall in a normal fault move in relation to a reverse fault?
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∙ 12y ago
A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoIn a normal fault, the hanging wall of the fault moves down relative to the foot wall. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves upward relative to the foot wall.
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∙ 11y agoThe hanging wall in a reverse fault moves up relative to the footwall
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∙ 11y agoThe answer would be upward
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∙ 11y agoit would be upwards
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∙ 12y agothrust
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What characteristics of a fault tell you whether it is a normal fault or a reverse fault?
A reverse fault is in a zone of compressional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall are pushed up relative to rocks in the footwall. A normal fault is in a zone of tensional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall drop down relative to those in a footwall forming a normal fault.
What is another name of a normal fault?
In a normal fault, the fault is at an angle, so one block of rock lies above the fault while the other lies below it. The rock above it is the hanging wall and the rock below it is the footwall. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downwards relative to the footwall.
What is a fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is a?
This is called a reverse or thrust fault.
When a fault is not vertical a hanging wall and what are formed?
a reverse fault
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
How are normal and reverse faults differ?
Normal faults are where the hanging wall drops in relation to the foot wall where as with the reverse fault the hanging wall is pushed higher over the foot wall.
Difference between normal fault and reverse fault?
The movement of the Hanging wall in the normal fault downward with the gravity whereas in the Reverse fault the hanging wall moved upward against the gravity
How does the hanging wall move in relation to the footwall?
normal fault
In a fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?
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.
In a reverse fault where does the hanging wall move relative of the foot wall?
thrust
Does a normal faults hanging wall go up?
No, that is called a reverse fault.
What is a reverse fault type of earthquake?
its when the hanging and foot wall push together and the hanging wall goes upward a normal fault is the other way around when the walls are pulled apart and the hanging wall goes down Reverse-Convergent Normal- Divergent
What characteristics of a fault tell you whether it is a normal fault or a reverse fault?
A reverse fault is in a zone of compressional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall are pushed up relative to rocks in the footwall. A normal fault is in a zone of tensional faulting, rocks in the hanging wall drop down relative to those in a footwall forming a normal fault.
What is another name of a normal fault?
In a normal fault, the fault is at an angle, so one block of rock lies above the fault while the other lies below it. The rock above it is the hanging wall and the rock below it is the footwall. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downwards relative to the footwall.
What is a fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is a?
This is called a reverse or thrust fault.
Rock above a fault that moves downward?
It moves downward.. the force behind it is tension
What type of motion is found along a reverse fault?
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