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Normal and reverse faults are characterized mainly by?
Normal faults are characterized by the hanging wall moving down relative to the footwall, while reverse faults are characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall. Both faults are caused by compressional forces in the Earth's crust, but their movements are opposite in direction.
What instrument measures the horizontal movements along faults?
A seismometer is the instrument used to measure horizontal movements along faults. It records the seismic waves generated by these movements.
A sharp cliff caused by sudden movements along dip-slip faults is called?
A fault scarp. These scarps are formed when one side of a fault rises vertically in relation to the other side due to tectonic activity, creating a steep cliff-like feature.
What is three types of faults include a strike-slip fault a what fault and a reverse fault?
Three types of faults include: Strike-slip fault: horizontal movements along the fault line Normal fault: caused by tensional forces, with the hanging wall moving down relative to the footwall Reverse fault: caused by compressional forces, with the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall
Are faults caused by tension or compression?
yes tension pulls the rocks apart which produces expanding faultscompression pushes the rocks together which produces crushing faultsshear slides the rocks past each other which produces slipping faults
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 is it called when A sharp cliff caused by sudden movements along dip-slip faults?
sheer wall
What is a sharp cliff caused by sudden movements along dip slip faults called?
sheer wall
Normal and reverse faults are characterized mainly by?
Normal faults are characterized by the hanging wall moving down relative to the footwall, while reverse faults are characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall. Both faults are caused by compressional forces in the Earth's crust, but their movements are opposite in direction.
What instrument measures the horizontal movements along faults?
A seismometer is the instrument used to measure horizontal movements along faults. It records the seismic waves generated by these movements.
Are faults caused by tension?
faults are caused by the plates under neath earth crashing together and/or parting
What are faults caused by?
earthquakes
What is something produced by movements of faults around the lithosphere?
Earthquake
Are normal and reverse faults caused by compression?
Reverse failts are caused by compression. Normal faults however are formed by tension.
What movements of the faults produces which kind of energy waves?
seismic waves
How are stress and faults related in earthquakes?
Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
Strike-slip faults are caused by?
shear:)
