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When two normal faults forn parallel to each other a block of rockis left lying between them and as the normal fault slips downward the block in between moves upward forming a?
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Which type of fault occurs when a portion of rock moves downward leaving the other place with the overhang?
parallel normal faults.
What is a trench between two parallel faults in earth's crust called?
Graben
What type of fault causes land to move downward?
Normal fault. The fault itself does not cause the sinking but is part or an effectof the process. The sunken block between two faults is called a "graben".
When faults form which layer of the Earth do they form in?
Faults form in the lithosphere. This is composed of the crust and the solid rocky portion of the upper mantle. Both these parts of the crust are brittle. This means that they lose cohesion when they fail forming fractures or faults.
What is the relationship between faults and volcanoes?
Volcanoes are usually found near convergent an divergent plate boundaries, which are themselves major faults and usually create minor faults. Minor faults can also provide a pathway for magma to reach the surface.
Which type of occurs when a portion of rock moves downward leaving the other in place with an overhang?
parallel normal faults.
What is the definition for rift valley?
A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
Which type of fault occurs when a portion of rock moves downward leaving the other in place with an overhang?
parallel normal faults.
Which type of fault occurs when a portion of the rock moves downward leaving the other in place with an overhang?
parallel normal faults.
Which type of fault occurs when a portion of rocks moves downward leaving the other in place with an overhang?
parallel normal faults.
Which type of fault occurs when a portion of rock moves downward leaving the other place with the overhang?
parallel normal faults.
An uplift of a block of land between two parallel faults is a?
HORST
What is a trench between two parallel faults in earth's crust called?
Graben
How does a rift valley from?
A rift valley is formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two faults or groups of faults, of approximately parallel orientation.
How do faullt-block mountains form?
along nearly parallel normal faults.
What is the definition of graben?
It is a depressed block of land, bordered by parallel geological faults.
What type of fault causes land to move downward?
Normal fault. The fault itself does not cause the sinking but is part or an effectof the process. The sunken block between two faults is called a "graben".
