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What is the block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault?
hanging wall
What is a block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
This block of rock is called a footwall.
What is a block of a rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
This block of rock is called a footwall.
What is the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
The lower block is known as the footwall.
What is the foot wall and hanging wall?
In geology, the footwall is the block of rock that lies below a fault plane, while the hanging wall is the block of rock that lies above the fault plane. These terms are used to describe the relative positions of rocks on either side of a fault.
What is the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault is called what?
The block of rock below the fault line is called the footwall. This block remains stationary while the other block, called the hanging wall, moves during fault movement.
What is the block of rock that forms a lower half of a fault?
The footwall
A rigid block of crust and upper mantle-rock is known as what?
A rigid block of crust and upper mantle-rock is known as a tectonic plate. These plates make up the Earth's lithosphere and can move and interact with each other at plate boundaries.
When normal faults uplift a block of rock this type of mountain forms?
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When was Rock the Block created?
Rock the Block was created in 2003.
In which type of fault are rock slabs being pulled apart?
In a normal fault, rock slabs are being pulled apart due to tensional forces, leading to the upper block sliding down along the fault plane in relation to the lower block.
What type of rock is on the top half of Table Mountain?
The upper part of the mountain mesa consists of Ordovician Quartzitic sandstone, commonly known referred to as Table Mountain Sandstone (TMS). It is highly resistant to erosion and forms characteristic steep grey crags.
