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The section of rock that lies below a fault is called the footwall.

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What is meant by the word fault in terms of an earthquake?

A fault scarp is a vertical relocation of the ground along either side of a fault, usually after an earthquake, one side being higher than the other. It often marks the surface extension of a fault below. Scarps can be small or large, in some cases creating steep cliffs. An earthquake is caused when the rocks in the earth are distorted (by the slow moment of the tectonic plates that form the continents) to the point where they break and move past one another along a crack called a fault plane. If this fault plane comes to the surface of the earth then after the earthquake, the rocks on one side may have been moved so that they are now higher than the rocks on the other side. This means that a cliff has appeared along the fault and this cliff is called a fault scarp.


What are cracks in the earth's surface called?

Cracks in the Earth's surface are called faults. These are fractures where movement has occurred along the fault plane, leading to displacement of the rocks on either side. Earthquakes commonly occur along faults.


What is a crack in earths crust called?

Cracks in the Earth's crust are faults.


What is a footwall?

A footwall is the lower boundary of a rock layer or fault in geology. It is the surface against which rock layers have been pushed or faulted. This boundary is typically more stable and undisturbed compared to the hanging wall.