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What kind of fault moves because it is under tension?
A normal fault moves because it is under tension.
Which type of fault is under tension?
Normal Thrust
Type of fault that may form when rocks are pulled apart due to tension?
Rocks being pulled apart are under tension. This is found at divergent plate boundaries. It is a tension fault.
How does a fault moves when it is under compression?
forwrd against each other
A fault generally occurs at a transform boundary?
A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary
What kind of fault moves because it is under tension?
A normal fault moves because it is under tension.
What fault moves because it under tension?
normal
What fault moves because it is under tension.?
normal
What type of fault move because its under tension?
Normal faults
A what fault moves because it is under compression?
A reverse fault moves because it is under compression. The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep, greater than 45-degrees.
What kind of fault moves because it is under compression?
Reverse faults move due to being under pressure.
Which type of fault is under tension?
Normal Thrust
Type of fault that may form when rocks are pulled apart due to tension?
Rocks being pulled apart are under tension. This is found at divergent plate boundaries. It is a tension fault.
How does a fault moves when it is under compression?
forwrd against each other
When an object is being stretched it is said to be in?
tension; under a tensile stress ========================
What is the word for a tectonic plate going under another causing mountains?
That would be called a Normal Fault. Normal Fault is when a tectonic plate appears to have moved down the fault, and the fault is said to be a normal fault.
How did airport lake fault zone get its name?
Because it was under an airport, and a lake.
