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What is the hanging wall slides downward caused by tension in the crust?
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∙ 6y ago
A normal fault
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How does gravity play a role in land slides?
It pulls the soil downward.
Are faults caused by tension or compression?
yes tension pulls the rocks apart which produces expanding faultscompression pushes the rocks together which produces crushing faultsshear slides the rocks past each other which produces slipping faults
How does a rock move on a normal fault?
A normal fault is a product of tension so the hanging wall of the fault slides down the footwall. If you look into the fault plane, and it slopes from lower left to top right, the (over)hanging wall is on the left and you will see its younger rocks have slid down to meet older ones on the footwall opposite.
How does the rock move on a normal fault?
A normal fault is a product of tension so the hanging wall of the fault slides down the footwall. If you look into the fault plane, and it slopes from lower left to top right, the (over)hanging wall is on the left and you will see its younger rocks have slid down to meet older ones on the footwall opposite.
What does Hanging Indent do in PowerPoint?
Hanging indent indent the second line of a paragraph more than the first line.
The hanging wall slides up and down over the footwall is called?
normal fault i think
Why do the branches of Christmas slope downward?
So that when snow gets on the tree, it slides right off so it does not damage the tree.
Why do the branches of Christmas tree slope downward?
So that when snow gets on the tree, it slides right off so it does not damage the tree.
Give examples of the examples of verval communicatin?
audio-visual media like films and slides may also be used for downward communications
Why isn't the oil immersion lens used in hanging drop procedure?
the hanging drop procedure uses a thicker slide, which could crack if the oil immersion lens is used. My bio professor worte: hanging drop slides asre too thick to use under oil.
What was the damage Mount St Helens caused to the area when it erupted in 1980?
Mud slide and land slides
What type of motion is found along a reverse fault?
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