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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.
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∙ 10y agothe synonym for reverse fault is dip-slip fault. the opposite of reverse fault is normal fault.
Reverse faults pull towards each other while normal faults pull away.
(normal faults aren't so normal)
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∙ 13y agoA fault that forms at a divergent boundary
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∙ 14y agoGravity Fault
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What is the word for a tectonic plate going under another causing mountains?
That would be called a Normal Fault. Normal Fault is when a tectonic plate appears to have moved down the fault, and the fault is said to be a normal fault.
How is one type of fault distinguished from another?
A slip-strike fault is one where the two areas move sideways with regard to one another. A normal fault is where one area drops down, and a reverse fault is one where an area is thrust upwards.
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?
normal fault occurs...odyssey
What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
What is the word for a tectonic plate going under another causing mountains?
That would be called a Normal Fault. Normal Fault is when a tectonic plate appears to have moved down the fault, and the fault is said to be a normal fault.
Name three different kinds of faults?
three kinds of faults are normal fault, reverse fault, and strike-slip fault.
How is one type of fault distinguished from another?
A slip-strike fault is one where the two areas move sideways with regard to one another. A normal fault is where one area drops down, and a reverse fault is one where an area is thrust upwards.
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
Which type of fault cause a fault-block mountain to form?
Normal Fault
Which type of fault is the result of tension forces?
A normal fault.
What kind of fault is the Owens fault?
it is a normal fault.
What is a normal fault zone?
In many cases a fault does not consist of a single crack but of a series of cracks in the rock that all form close to the same plane. A normal fault is a fault tat forms as a result of two blocks of rock being pulled away from one another, with one block sliding down the fault.
What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?
normal fault occurs...odyssey
What is Another name for a fracture along which rock move is a?
Fault
What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
Another name for normal body temperature?
Another name for normal body temperature is core body temperature.
