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Fault lines are caused by differential or shear movement, when fault lines slip rapidly energy is released causing an earthquake.
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What makes a mountain occur?
eartquakes
Why reverse faults happen?
because luke kim is existing
What instruments do geologists use to measure the eartquakes intensity?
A seismograph and a seismoscope.
Do glaciers cause valleys or earthquakes?
Only by glaciers and rivers not eartquakes
What are some characteristics of San Francisco?
some are eartquakes and many things
How are eartquakes and volcanos realated?
earthquakes make volcanoes because of tectonic plates
How are many strong eartquakes caused by?
plates sliding past each another
Why does eartquakes occur in gurgaon?
'cause gurgaon lies in seismic zone 4 By-Uditaanshu saxena
How many eartquakes are detected each year?
Around 500,000 are detected worldwide each year.
What are ways that scientist can study earth's climate history?
by studying the earth gravity by studying eartquakes
Are the three types of faults normal faults backward faults and slip faults?
No. Your terminology is close but not quite right. The three main types of faults are normal faults, reverse faults, and strike-slip faults. Strike-slip faults may also be called transform faults.
Can simply viewing a website harm your computer?
Yes. If your borwser has faults and runs scripts in an incorrect manner it can and does happen.
