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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.

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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.


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

thrust


What occurs when the hanging wall moves relative to the footwall?

A normal fault.


When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault .?

Thrust


When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall is it a fault.?

Thrust


The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall in a?

Reverse Fault


When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault.?

Yes, when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall along a fault, it is known as a reverse fault. Reverse faults are caused by compressional forces in the Earth's crust, leading to the hanging wall moving up and over the footwall.


What happens along a fault?

the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall


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.


What is a Reverse faults?

A reverse fault is a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.


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

It is called a Normal Fault.