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What characteristics of a fault tell you whether it is normal fault or reverse fault?
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Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
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.
Are both normal and reverse faults caused by tension?
No, Because Reverse fault is caused by compression and a normal fault is caused by tension.
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.
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.
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
The Owens Valley is NOT a reverse fault. This valley is a normal fault.
What is the opposite of a reverse fault?
A normal fault is the opposite of a reverse fault.
Name three different kinds of faults?
three kinds of faults are normal fault, reverse fault, and strike-slip fault.
What are the three faults in scienceNomal Fault Reverse fault and?
normal reverse strike-slip
What are some fault?
normal fault reverse fault slip strike fault
What are the 3 fault's?
normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault,
By what type of fault were the sierra mountains formed?
Normal fault, i believe is true.
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.
Are both normal and reverse faults caused by tension?
No, Because Reverse fault is caused by compression and a normal fault is caused by tension.
Is the Hayward fault a normal fault or a reverse fault?
Neither. It is a strike-slip fault.
Is a thrust fault a normal fault?
No. A thrust fault is a low-angle reverse fault.
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
