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What causes faults to form?
Fault Lines usually form when too much presseris put onto it. They form onEarths surface The shift in tectonic plates causes the faults to form.
Which layer of the earth can have faults form?
the crust
Faults can form in which layer of the earth?
Faults are formed at the outer solid layers of the Earth. They are developed within the earths crust or Lithosphere.
Does breaks in the crust called faults form where plates meet?
yes
What kind of faults would you expect to find in the mid Atlantic Ridge?
Transform and normal faults form along mid-ocean ridges such as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What group of minerals form along faults?
vein minerals form between faults.
What are the three types of plate motion and the faults that are characteristic of each motion?
convergent plates produce thrust faults divergent plates form normal faults transform plates form strike/slip faults
How do divergent faults form?
me no know
When faults form which layer of the Earth do they form in?
Faults form in the lithosphere. This is composed of the crust and the solid rocky portion of the upper mantle. Both these parts of the crust are brittle. This means that they lose cohesion when they fail forming fractures or faults.
What are the movements produced by the three types of faults?
-Normal Faults form when the hanging wall moves down. -Reverse Faults form when the hanging wall moves up. -Strike-Slip Faults have walls that moce sideways, instead of up or down.
What causes faults to form?
Fault Lines usually form when too much presseris put onto it. They form onEarths surface The shift in tectonic plates causes the faults to form.
Which layer of the earth can have faults form?
the crust
Does all motion along large faults occur in the form of destructive earthquakes?
No, all motion along the faults can also occur in the form of a tsunami
How long does it take for a fault to form?
Faults can form virtually instantaneously.
How can faulting act as a construction force?
Rock moves upward along faults to form a mountain range.
Why do normal faults form?
because of the ductile behavior of rock
Do Breaks in the the crust called faults form where the plates meet?
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