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Are the Rock layers still continuous after a strike-slip fault?
Not necessarily. Rock layers along a strike-slip fault may be offset if they are dipping.
Tsunami?
When an earthquake occurs where a slab of the ocean floor is displaced vertically along a fault.
What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?
fault
Describe how compression forces make rocks move along a reverse fault?
A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units where as a thrust usually occurs within or at a low angle to lithological units.
What is a rupture of geological fault?
Faulting is when rocks deform in a brittle fashion and break, and then movement occurs along these fractures.
What happens along a fault beneath Earths surface when an earthquake occurs.?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
The slow continuous movement that occurs along some fault zones is referred to as .?
fault creep
Are the Rock layers still continuous after a strike-slip fault?
Not necessarily. Rock layers along a strike-slip fault may be offset if they are dipping.
What natural phenomenon usually occurs along fault lines?
Earthquake
This type of fault occurs when rock moves downward at the fault line?
A normal fault is the result of the downward movement of rock along the fault line.
What happens along fault beneath Earth's surface when an earthquake occurs?
if your on a fault it will shake and shift ground above
What happens along a fault under the earths surface when an earthquake occurs?
it get weak
An earthquake always occurs where there is a build up of friction along a fault.?
yes
What is true about a hanging wall?
It slips downward when movement occurs along a normal faultIt occurs when the fault is at an angle
Is true about a hanging wall?
It slips downward when movement occurs along a normal faultIt occurs when the fault is at an angle
Where does a strike slip fault occur on Earth's surface?
it occurs along a transform boundary
tsunaim?
when an earthquake occurs where a slab of the ocean floors displaced uercally along a fault
