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What kind of fault makes rocks move past each other?

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What fault is it that rocks become twisted and strained when they snag each other?

It strike-slip fault


When friction prevents the rocks on either side of a fault from moving past each other the fault is?

Elastic


What fault causes rocks to become twisted and strained when they snag each other?

A strike slip fault


What fault is it where rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other?

Conservative


What happens to rocks along a strike-slip fault?

The rocks move past each other horizontally.


In a strike-slip fault the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways.?

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What type of fault rocks on either side of the fault surface moves past each other?

strike-slip


Is it true that in a Strike Slip fault the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sides?

True


Is this sentence correct as rocks move past each other along a fault their rough surfaces catch permanently halt movement along the fault?

No. They (the rocks) would not be moving past each other if their movement had been permanently halted.


Is this sentence correct As rocks move past each other along fault their rough surfaces catch and permanently halt movement along the fault?

No. They (the rocks) would not be moving past each other if their movement had been permanently halted.


Is this sentence correct As rocks move past each other along a fault their rough surfaces catch and permanently halt movement along the fault?

No. They (the rocks) would not be moving past each other if their movement had been permanently halted.


What is a result of energy being released as rocks in a fault slide past each other?

an earthquake