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What fault is it where rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other?
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What is it called when the rocks on either side slips past each other sideways with little up and down motion at a?
This is known as a strike slip fault.
When friction prevents the rocks on either side of a fault from moving past each other the fault is?
Elastic
What is the name of the fault where the rocks on either side move past each other during an earthquake?
strike slip fault---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BITCHOSAURUS REX
Mountains made of huge rocks separated from other rocks by fault are mountains?
they are formed by fault block
What fault causes rocks to become twisted and strained when they snag each other?
A strike slip fault
In a strike-slip fault the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.?
=Yes!=
In a strike-slip fault the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with the little?
up or down motion
What is it called when the rocks on either side of a fault slip past each other sideways with little up or down motion?
Slip/slide fault
What is it called when the rocks on either side slips past each other sideways with little up and down motion at a?
This is known as a strike slip fault.
What makes a fault different from other kinds of fractures in rocks?
Rocks on either side of a fault move along the surface of the fault.
In a strike slip fault the rocks on either side of the slip past each other with little?
Strike-slip faults have little vertical motion.
When friction prevents the rocks on either side of a fault from moving past each other the fault is?
Elastic
What type of fault rocks on either side of the fault surface moves past each other?
strike-slip
Is it true that in a Strike Slip fault the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sides?
True
What is the name of the fault where the rocks on either side move past each other during an earthquake?
strike slip fault---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BITCHOSAURUS REX
How do the rocks in a strike-slip fault move?
It's a earthquake where two plates move sideways from eachother for example the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip earthquake.
What is the definition for the word fault in science terms?
The crack that forms when rocks break and move past each other is called a fault . The blocks of rock that are on either side of the fault are called fault blocks .
