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They are caused primarily by shear stress.
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Tensional forces normally cause what?
normal faults
What fault is caused by compressional forces?
Reverse / thrust faults.
What are the 3 internal forces in the earth?
1) compressional forces 2) tensional forces 3) folding
What type of force causes a normal fault to form?
tensional forces
What types of forces or stresses produces folds in rocks?
Tensional forces and compressional forces.
Tensional forces normally cause what?
normal faults
Tensional forces normally cause which one of the following?
normal faults
What type of force caused normal fault to form?
tensional forces
Tensional forces cause what kind of fault?
In the extreme tension forces can cause local vulcanism. At a local level it may create fault block mountains. Over larger landscapes, it creates Rift Valleys such as the giant one in East Africa today.
What fault is a product of horizontally directed tensional stresses?
Normal Faults
What fault is caused by compressional forces?
Reverse / thrust faults.
Are strike-slip faults caused by tension forces?
They are caused primarily by shear stress.
What are the 3 internal forces in the earth?
1) compressional forces 2) tensional forces 3) folding
Fault block mountains are made of?
Fault-block landforms (mountains, hills, ridges, etc.) are formed when large areas of bedrock are widely broken up by faults creating large vertical displacements of continental crust.These mountains are formed by the Earth's crust being stretched and extended by tensional forces. Fault block mountains commonly accompany rifting, another indicator of tensional tectonic forces.
What type of fault is caused by shear faults?
A strike slip fault.
What type of force causes a normal fault to form?
tensional forces
What types of forces or stresses produces folds in rocks?
Tensional forces and compressional forces.
