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A fault is a fracture in the rocks where movement occurs.
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What are the cracks along flat rocks surfaces called?
Large cracks in rocks are called, fracture or fissure.
What is is it called when plate movement causes rocks to break?
When plate movement causes rocks to break it is call an earthquake.
What is the cleavage of conglomerate rocks?
Conglomerate rocks do not have cleavage because of their composition. They break inconsistently and rarely form sharp edges, so they end up making fractures instead of cleavages.
What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
When rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement it's called .?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
Are fractures showing little or no movement of the rocks on either side?
joints
What is a rupture of geological fault?
Faulting is when rocks deform in a brittle fashion and break, and then movement occurs along these fractures.
How does magma occur?
Magma occurrs by rocks melting inside a volcano
What is the principle of cross cutting relationships?
Crosscutting includes fractures (cracks in rocks), faults (fractures where movement has occurred), or masses of magma that cut across preexisting rocks before cooling. Any crosscutting feature must be younger than the rock or sediment it cuts across.
Which movement is limited to the floor?
limited eye movement, trauma, abducent disorder, spontaneous Orbital floor fractures, also known as blowout fractures, are fracturers.
How do roots break rocks?
By expansion of existing fractures via root growth.
What makes a fault different from other kinds of fractures in rocks?
Rocks on either side of a fault move along the surface of the fault.
What are the cracks along flat rocks surfaces called?
Large cracks in rocks are called, fracture or fissure.
Do the movement of rocks in the earth causes the ground to shake?
the movement in the rocks dosnot cause the ground to shake?
Do the movement in of rocks in the Earth cause the ground to shake?
the movement in the rocks dosnot cause the ground to shake?
Faults are what?
Faults or a fault can have several meanings.Faults are fractures along plates in the Earth.Faults are imperfections in human nature and behavior.A fault can be an assignment of blame. ex. It's your fault my cup broke!
What is the term for the sudden movement of rock along fractures of faults in the earths crust?
The term is 'earthquake'.
