normal fault
Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates collide, causing compression and the folding of rock layers. Fault mountains are created by the movement along fault lines, where one side of the fault is pushed up relative to the other. Both types of mountains result from the Earth's tectonic activity.
A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault where the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall, resulting in compression and shortening of the crust. This type of fault is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries where horizontal compression forces rocks to move vertically.
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
A strike-slip fault is formed from horizontal shearing between plates. This type of fault occurs when the plates move past each other horizontally in opposite directions. Examples include the San Andreas Fault in California.
A fault with horizontal movement is called a strike-slip fault. This type of fault occurs when the rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other. Examples of strike-slip faults include the San Andreas Fault in California.
a reverse fault
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates collide, causing compression and the folding of rock layers. Fault mountains are created by the movement along fault lines, where one side of the fault is pushed up relative to the other. Both types of mountains result from the Earth's tectonic activity.
A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault where the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall, resulting in compression and shortening of the crust. This type of fault is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries where horizontal compression forces rocks to move vertically.
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
A line of cliffs formed by displacement along a fault is known as a fault scarp.
Horizontal shearing can result in strike-slip faults, where two plates slide past each other horizontally. This type of fault is common along transform boundaries, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
A Reverse fault is happens when tectonic forces cause compression that PUSHES rocks together. Normal fault happens when tectonic forces cause tension that PULLS rocks apart.Normal fault is when the hanging block moves down relative to foot block wall where as the reverse fault is formed when the hanging block wall moves up relative to the foot block walls a result of tension and compression force respectively
A strike-slip fault is formed from horizontal shearing between plates. This type of fault occurs when the plates move past each other horizontally in opposite directions. Examples include the San Andreas Fault in California.
A reverse fault is caused by compressional forces in the Earth's crust, where rocks are pushed together, causing the overlying rock to move up and over the underlying rock along the fault plane. This results in a reverse fault where the hanging wall moves vertically upward in relation to the footwall.
This is called a reverse or thrust fault.
A fault that occurs on folded rock layers is likely to be a thrust fault, where one block of rock is pushed up and over the other. This type of fault is common in areas where horizontal compression forces have folded the rock layers.