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What is the fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other?
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The fracture along blocks of crust (tectonic plates) is called a "fault" or "fault line".
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A Fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other?
Fault.
What is a crack in crustal rock called?
Cracks in rocks of the crust are known broadly as discontinuities. If there is relative movement of the rocks on the two sides of the crack, then it is known as a fault. If there is not then it is known as a joint.
What causes a fault block mountain?
A fault-block mountain is formed by blocks of the Earth's crust moving along a fault.
What are large blocks of rock under the earth's crust?
What are large blocks of rock under the earth's crust?
What is a slow motion of huge blocks ofearths crust is called?
earth crust displacement
A Fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other?
Fault.
The fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other?
A fault
What is a fracture along which blocks of crust move relitive to each other?
That's called a 'fault line'.
Mountains formed by blocks of crust moving along a fault?
what are mountains formed by blocks of crust moving along a fault
What forms when tension causes Earth's crust to drop down relative to other blocks of crust?
normal fault
What type of mountains are formed when tension causes large blocks of Earth's crust to drop down relative to other blocks?
Large blocks of Earth's crust that drops down relative to other blocks, will form a rift valley (trench). The Great Rift Valley in Africa is one example.
What type of mountain would most likel be formed fro large blocks of Earth's crust tilting and moving relative to other blocks of crust?
fault block
What geologic feature is a fracture in earth's crust?
A place where two tectonic plates meet is a fracture in the Earth.
What kind of tectonic stress causes fault-block mountains?
faulting causes large blocks of the Earth's crust to drop down relative to other blocks
What is a break in the earths crust along which blocks of cross slide related to one another?
It is a fault.
What is a break in earth's crust along which portions of earth's crust move relative to one another called?
They are called fault lines.
What is a break in the Earth's crust along which portions of the Earth move relative to one another?
== == A fault.
