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What is the effect of large sudden rock movements occur along a fault?

earthquakes


What effect Large sudden rock movements occur along a fault?

The effect is generally known as an earthquake.


A sharp cliff caused by sudden movements along dip-slip faults is called a?

A sharp cliff caused by sudden movements along dip-slip faults is called an earthquake. It causes the ground to shake for several seconds.


What happens if the earths crust moves suddley along a fault?

The sudden movement could result in an earthquake.


What is caused by sudden displacements along fault fissures in the solid and rigid layer of the earth?

Sudden displacements along fault fissures can cause tremors and earthquakes.


What is the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a fault?

Earthquake


What monitors both vertical and horizontal movements along fault?

GPS and interferometric synthetic aperture radar monitor both vertical and horizontal movements along the fault.


What happens to rocks along a fault line?

Rocks along a fault line can break and shift due to tectonic forces, causing movements such as sliding past each other or being compressed together. The friction and pressure along the fault line can lead to earthquakes when the accumulated stress is released suddenly. Over time, the rocks along a fault line can also undergo deformation, such as folding and faulting.


Sudden release of tensional force along fault?

This could cause an earthquake.


What is a break or crack along which rocks moved called?

A break or crack along which rocks move is called a fault. Sudden motion along the faults result to earthquakes.


What happens along a fault beneath earths surface when earthquakes happen?

If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.


What happens alonge a fault beneath earths surface when an earthquake happens?

If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.