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What kind of fault occurs at the divergent plate boundaries?
A normal
What kind of boundaries have the most earthquakes?
It is plateaus, seismic waves and/or reverse fault
What kind of force occurs in San Andreas fault?
transform boundary
What kind of fault has hanging walls that move up?
A fault with hanging walls that move up is called a reverse fault. This type of fault occurs when compressional forces push the rock layers together, causing the hanging wall to be thrust upward relative to the footwall. Reverse faults are commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries, where tectonic plates collide.
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.
Does shearing forces push rocks from different but not opposite directions?
Yes, shearing forces push rocks in different directions along a plane, causing them to slide past each other horizontally. This type of stress typically occurs at transform plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
If a fault occurs on an area where rock layers have folded what kind of fault will it be?
A fault that occurs on folded rock layers is likely to be a thrust fault, where one block of rock is pushed up and over the other. This type of fault is common in areas where horizontal compression forces have folded the rock layers.
What kind of stress occurs at a converging boundary?
Compressional stresses occur at convergent plate boundaries.
What kind of fault is the San Andrease fault?
The San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, where the movement occurs horizontally along the fault line. It is located in California and is formed by the movement between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
What kind of fault occurs when rocks on opposite sides move parallel to one another?
strike-slip faults.
What kind of fault is the Owens fault?
it is a normal fault.
What kind of fault is the Hayward fault?
the Hayward fault is a "transform" fault. :)
