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What is a fault formed due to tension on rocks called?
It is called a normal fault.
What kind of fault occurs at the divergent plate boundaries?
A normal
Is the Rio Grande a reverse fault or a normal fault?
The Rio Grande is a river, not a fault. The Rio Grande Valley was formed by a series of normal faults.
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
Yes, the Owens Valley is formed by a type of reverse fault called a "thrust fault." This fault type occurs when compressional forces cause rocks to move upward and over each other at a low angle. The Sierra Nevada Mountains have been uplifted by this faulting process, creating the valley to the east.
What type of fault causes the land to move downward?
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
What is a fault formed due to tension on rocks called?
It is called a normal fault.
By what type of fault were the sierra mountains formed?
Normal fault, i believe is true.
What kind of fault occurs at the divergent plate boundaries?
A normal
Is the Rio Grande a reverse fault or a normal fault?
The Rio Grande is a river, not a fault. The Rio Grande Valley was formed by a series of normal faults.
Is the Owens Valley a reverse fault?
Yes, the Owens Valley is formed by a type of reverse fault called a "thrust fault." This fault type occurs when compressional forces cause rocks to move upward and over each other at a low angle. The Sierra Nevada Mountains have been uplifted by this faulting process, creating the valley to the east.
Is the San Andreas Fault a normal fault?
No, the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, not a normal fault.
What fault formed as a result of horizontal compression?
A thrust fault is formed as a result of horizontal compression. In a thrust fault, one rock mass is pushed up and over another. These faults are common in mountain-building environments where tectonic forces cause horizontal compression of the Earth's crust.
In a reverse fault where does the hanging wall move relative of the foot wall?
thrust
Which type of fault is the result of tension forces?
A normal fault.
What type of fault causes the land to move downward?
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward. With this type of fault, the hanging wall also shifts horizontally away from the fault line.
What kind of fault is the Owens fault?
it is a normal fault.
What is another name of a normal fault?
In a normal fault, the fault is at an angle, so one block of rock lies above the fault while the other lies below it. The rock above it is the hanging wall and the rock below it is the footwall. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downwards relative to the footwall.
