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What features can be used to interpret which way a prehistoric fault moved?
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What is a reverse fault and how does it form?
A fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall
Can make a sentence with the word fault in geography?
You can actually see where the rock layers moved on either side of the fault.
What are active faults and inactive?
Most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch. An inactive fault is one that hasn't moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
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
When did this particular fault last move and how can scientists tell that fault has not moved for many thousands of years?
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
What do rock layers that break but do not move form?
A Fold (anticline or syncline) - but it is not a fault. A geological Fault is a break in the rock, with the rock on one side moved relative to that on the other..
When did this particular fault last move and how can scientists tell that fault has not been moved for many thousands of year?
Fault rupture is 14km long along the southern edge of the city
What is an inactive fault?
According to the book Natural Hazards, most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has not moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
What are breaks in the earths crust where rocks have moved in relation with each other called?
The terms you reference involve tectonic plates and fault lines or fault zones (transform fault).
What is inactive fault?
According to the book Natural Hazards, most geologist consider a particular fault to be an active fault if it has not moved during the past 10,000 years of the Holocene Epoch.
How do you identify a fault in a cross-selection of rock layers?
The type of rock layers found on one side of the fault will either be repeated higher or lower on the other side of the fault. This proves that one side of a fault has moved (slipped).
When did christchurch's fault last move?
The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool
