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In A Blank Fault The Hanging Wall Moves Up Relative To The Footwall?

In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall, whereas in a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.


How does the hanging wall in a normal fault move in relation to a reverse fault?

In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall, creating extensional forces. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, generating compressional forces.


What happens along a fault?

the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall


The hanging wall slides up and down over the footwall is called?

That geological structure is called a normal fault, where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. If the hanging wall slides up and over the footwall, it is known as a reverse fault.


In normal fault what happens to the foot wall?

In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. This results in the footwall being pushed up and becoming uplifted relative to the hanging wall.


When the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall what is that called?

It is called a Normal Fault.


In a reverse fault where does the hanging wall move relative of the foot wall?

thrust


Is a hanging wall the same as a footwall?

No, a hanging wall and a footwall are not the same in geology. The hanging wall is the block of rock above a fault line that moves down relative to the footwall, which is the block of rock below the fault line that moves up.


When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall the result is a?

The result is a normal fault, where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to extensional forces pulling the rock layers apart.


The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall in?

a normal fault, which is caused by tensional forces pulling apart the Earth's crust. This movement results in the hanging wall dropping relative to the footwall, creating a sloping fault plane.


In a fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?

This is true of normal faults. In thrust or reverse faults, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults, it moves horizontally relative to the footwall.


Is a thrust fault a normal fault?

No, a thrust fault is a type of reverse fault, where the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall. In contrast, a normal fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.