No
The footwall is the block that is below the fault. The hanging wall is the fault block that is above the fault.
A normal fault is a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
Normal Fault
A normal fault
No
The footwall is the block that is below the fault. The hanging wall is the fault block that is above the fault.
No. With a fault there are two different blocks of rock moving against one another. If the fault is not vertical then the block on top is the hanging wall and the block on the bottom is the footwall.
Astrike-slip fault it when the hanging wall and the footwall slide past each other.
thrust
normal fault
thrust
a normal fault
Reverse Fault
Thrust
Thrust
Thrust