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What occurs when rocks above the fault surface move downward in relation to rocks below the fault surface?

This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.


What kind of fault makes rocks move past each other?

Transform fault


If rocks on opposite sides of a fault move in opposite directions or in the same direction at different rates what kind of fault exists?

strike slip fault


When the rock of the fault surface Moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of fault forms?

This is described as a normal fault.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the Rock below the fault surface what kind of fault?

This is described as a normal fault.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below fault surface what kind of fault forms?

This is described as a normal fault.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the surface what kind of fault forms?

This is described as a normal fault.


What fault rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface?

This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of faults form?

This is described as a normal fault.


What kind of fault occurs when rocks on opposite sides move parallel to one another?

strike-slip faults.


What kind of mountain range is formed when rocks layers are squeezed and forced upward?

Volcanic Mountains Folded Mountains to be correct!


Tension pulls rocks apart and creates this kind of fault?

Tension creates normal faults, where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall. This type of fault is common in divergent boundary settings when tectonic plates move away from each other, causing extension and the rocks to be pulled apart.