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Generically a "fault" but there could also be an "earthquake" associated with this fracturing.
A fault with where all the movement is horizontal is called a "transverse" fault. but it must be understood that there is a component of horizontal movement associated with Thrust, Reverse and Normal faults too.
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What type of fault causes the land to move downward?
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
What happens to the surface at a strike slip fault?
The rock gets farther a part from the fault
Is the Whittier fault left lateral?
Yes, the Whittier fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault, meaning that the blocks on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other in a left-lateral direction.
What is the most common fault type?
The most common type of fault is a strike-slip fault, where two blocks of rock move horizontally past each other. This type of fault is often associated with transform plate boundaries, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
When does strike-slip fault form?
Strike-slip faults form when rocks along a fault move horizontally past each other, without much vertical movement. These faults are common in transform plate boundaries, where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
What occurs when opposing forces causes rocks to break and move horizontally?
The answer is Strike-Slip Fault.
What type of fault causes the land to move downward?
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
When compression causes a hanging wall to move over a foot wall it is what kind of fault?
Reverse
What is a slip system?
A Strike Slip fault is where the two sides of the fault move past each other horizontally.
How do the hanging wall and footwall move in a lateral fault?
In a lateral fault, the hanging wall moves horizontally in relation to the footwall. This type of fault occurs when the blocks of rock on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other. The hanging wall moves in the direction of the fault line, while the footwall remains relatively stationary.
When opposing force cause rock to break and move horizontally?
strike slip fault
What occurs when opposing forces rock to break and move horizontally?
The answer is Strike-Slip Fault.
What fault causes rocks to become twisted and strained when they snag each other?
The fault type that causes rocks to become twisted and strained when they snag each other is a strike-slip fault. In a strike-slip fault, rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other, leading to twisting and straining along the fault zone. This type of movement is typical in transform plate boundaries such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
What happens to rocks along a strike-slip fault?
The rocks move past each other horizontally.
the Sanandreas fault is a location where tectonic plates move horizontally past each other?
that is the transform boundaries
What happens to the surface at a strike slip fault?
The rock gets farther a part from the fault
What is the name of the fault where the rocks on either side move past each other during an earthquake?
strike slip fault---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BITCHOSAURUS REX
