strike slip fault
it makes a rift in the earth's crust. usually volcanoes are involved in this process. it's how the great rift valley was formed
A fault- block mountain
A rift valley is a graben. A German word. A graben geological structure in cross section looks like a V with a wide bottom, more like a U with sloped sides. The earth is pulled apart creating normal faults on either side and the center part sinks. The opposite structure, where the center rises is called a horst. Look up graben on wikipedia.
strike-slip fault
Normal Fault
The Great Rift Valley is a divergent fault.
normal fault
it is a normal fault
fault block
fault block
A rift valley is the reverse of a fault block mountain. Rift valleys are linear shaped low lands and divergent plate boundaries.
it makes a rift in the earth's crust. usually volcanoes are involved in this process. it's how the great rift valley was formed
The Owens Valley fault is a normal fault
A fault- block mountain
Divergent.
A divergent boundary.
divergent. the right side of the plate is pulling away creating the "rift."