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I wouldn't call it one fault line. the earth's crust consists of several pieces, compare them to jigsaw puzzle pieces, and they don't lie still. there's incredible forces under the earth's crust, which cause them to move about. the earth's crust never has consisted of one whole piece. millions of years ago, when earth as we know it was still being formed, the surface wasn't solid yet, but it was all lava. then the surface started cooling down gradually and it solidified, but before it could become one whole plate, the pieces which had solidified already started moving about, as they were floating on a stream of molten rock.
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A zone of weakness or a break in earths crust is known as?
This is known as a fault. A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred. Movement along faults can result in earthquakes.
What is a break in the crust called?
A break in the earth's crust is called a fault line.
What is the difference between a crack in the earths crust and a fault?
A crack in the Earth's crust is a fracture where rocks have pulled apart, whereas a fault is a fracture where there has been movement along the fracture plane. In other words, a fault is a type of crack in the Earth's crust that has undergone displacement.
How does a strike slip fault lead to an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs deep in the earths crust caused by the displacement of two faults in the crust. Directly above the fault on the earths surface is called the epicenter. Which shows the aftermath of the strike slip fault that occured in the earths crust. So the strike slip fault is the effect of the displacement of the crust at that point deep in the earths crust which causes an earthquake to happen whenever there is a displacement of two faults.
What is the fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other?
The fracture along blocks of crust (tectonic plates) is called a "fault" or "fault line".
Where do the volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
They Can occur anywere a Fault Line is on Earth They happen when earths crust releases and the Fault Line send out Energy =p
A is a breaker in the earths crust?
fault
What is a A break in earths crust?
A fault
A crack in earths crust?
Fault
What is a deep crack in the earths crust called?
A fault.
What is foult?
A *fault* is a slip or crack in the earths crust.
What is a break in the earths crust where rocks slip past each other is called?
What you could be describing could be a fault line. It could be a subduction zone. It could be a ridge.
Which of these is formed when plates of earths crust bend and crack?
a fault
Break in earths crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other?
A fault is a break in the Earth's crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other. This movement can cause earthquakes as stress builds up along the fault line and is released suddenly. Faults are common in regions where tectonic plates interact and are essential for understanding earthquake hazards.
A zone of weakness or a break in earths crust is known as?
This is known as a fault. A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred. Movement along faults can result in earthquakes.
A crack in the earths crust caused by tectonic plate movement is called a?
Fault.
What is a crak in the earths crust that can lead to an earthquake called?
A crack in the Earth's crust that can lead to an earthquake is called a fault.
