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What are three types of movements that occur along faults?
Convergence, divergence and strike slip.
What special features are formed when strike slip faults occur?
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Does all motion along large faults occur in the form of destructive earthquakes?
No, all motion along the faults can also occur in the form of a tsunami
Where do faults usually occur along?
along the the boundarys between 2 or more tectonic plates
Which landform might be created by the action of folding and faulting of the Earth's crust?
Strike-slip faults Fault rupture of the ground generates vibrations-or waves-in the rock that we feel as the ground is shaking. Faults are weaknesses in the rock and therefore earthquakes tend to occur over and over along the same faults. Most major faults in the United States, particularly in California, are what are known as strike-slip faults. For strike-slip faults, the rupture is nearly vertical and during an earthquake one side slides past the other. The San Andreas fault is a strike-slip fault formed where two parts of the earth's crust (plates) slide past each other.
What are three types of movements that occur along faults?
Convergence, divergence and strike slip.
What special features are formed when strike slip faults occur?
bobobobobo
Does all motion along large faults occur in the form of destructive earthquakes?
No, all motion along the faults can also occur in the form of a tsunami
Which type of boundary produces strike-slip faults?
Slip-strike faults always occur at transform boundaries. The San Andreas Fault is a famous transform boundary in located in southern California.
Do earthquakes mostly occur at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
False. Earthquakes mostly occur along faults that are at or very near to plate boundaries.
Where do faults usually occur along?
along the the boundarys between 2 or more tectonic plates
When does an earthquake occur along a fault?
plates of the earth crash into each other along faults causing an earthquake
Why do earthquakes occur along faults?
because that's where the edges of the plates are and that's where it shifts
Which landform might be created by the action of folding and faulting of the Earth's crust?
Strike-slip faults Fault rupture of the ground generates vibrations-or waves-in the rock that we feel as the ground is shaking. Faults are weaknesses in the rock and therefore earthquakes tend to occur over and over along the same faults. Most major faults in the United States, particularly in California, are what are known as strike-slip faults. For strike-slip faults, the rupture is nearly vertical and during an earthquake one side slides past the other. The San Andreas fault is a strike-slip fault formed where two parts of the earth's crust (plates) slide past each other.
Earthquakes can occur when which of the following is passed?
Earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.Tectonic earthquakes will occur anywhere within the earth where there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane.There are three main types of fault that may cause an earthquake: normal, reverse (thrust) and strike-slip. Normal and reverse faulting are examples of dip-slip, where the displacement along the fault is in the direction of dip and movement on them involves a vertical component. Normal faults occur mainly in areas where the crust is being extended such as a divergent boundary. Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened such as at a convergent boundary. Strike-slip faults are steep structures where the two sides of the fault slip horizontally past each other ; transform boundaries are a particular type of strike-slip fault. Many earthquakes are caused by movement on faults that have components of both dip-slip and strike-slip; this is known as oblique slip.Earthquakes often occur in volcanic regions and are caused there, both by tectonic faults and the movement of magma in volcanoes. Such earthquakes can serve as an early warning of volcanic eruptions.
Where do most present day faults occur?
Most present-day faults occur along boundaries. The three types of geologic boundaries are transform boundaries, divergent boundaries and convergent boundaries.
What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?
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