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Tectonic plates float on the magma of the Earth's mantle, and move because of convection currents in the magma.
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How do fault block mountains occur?
Where two plates move away from each other tension forces create many normal faults.
What creates a fault?
plates in the earth move and shift, cracking the crust.
How do the hanging wall and footwall move in a lateral fault?
a normal fault
What fault will the hanging wall move down relative to the footwall?
Normal Fault
Explain how a fault-block mountain forms?
when 2 plates move away from each other
What is boundary tension?
Tensional boundary is the meeting zone of two tectonic plates at a normal fault; the plates move apart
What is a tensional boundary?
Tensional boundary is the meeting zone of two tectonic plates at a normal fault; the plates move apart
What kind of fault occurs at the divergent plate boundaries?
A normal
What fault forms when plates are pulled apart?
a normal fault
Where can a normal fault occur?
Fault line between the plates
In what direction do rocks above anormal fault surface moves?
In a reverse fault, compression (plates crashing together) causes the hanging wall to move up. In a normal fault, tension ( plates pulling apart) causes the footwall to push up.
What are three types of faults in Earth science?
There are strike- slip faults, normal faults, and reverse faults. A strike slip fault is where the ground moves past each other. A normal fault is where the plates move pull apart and the plates move up and down. A revers fault is where the plates push into each other and move up and down.
How do fault mountains occur?
Where two plates move away from each other tension forces create many normal faults.
How do fault block mountains occur?
Where two plates move away from each other tension forces create many normal faults.
What type of fault form when plates are pushed together?
When plates move apart or diverge, it is called a normal fault (happens along a divergent boundary). When plates collide or converge, a reverse fault occurs (when the hanging wall pushes up, and the foot wall pushes down). When plates slide past each other, it is called a strike-slip fault, which typically occurs at a transform plate boundary.Also, if you are still having doubts, do more research on strike-slip faults, normal faults, and reverse faults by just typing it in.
What creates a fault?
plates in the earth move and shift, cracking the crust.
How do the hanging wall and footwall move in a lateral fault?
a normal fault
