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In a reverse fault, compression (plates crashing together) causes the hanging wall to move up. In a normal fault, tension ( plates pulling apart) causes the footwall to push up.

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When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the Rock below the fault surface what kind of fault?

This is described as a normal fault.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below fault surface what kind of fault forms?

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What is the area rock immediately above a fault surface?

The area of rock immediately above a fault surface is called the hanging wall. It is the block of rock that hangs or rests above the fault plane.


What is a rocks surface immediately above a fault surface?

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What fault rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface?

This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.


When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of faults form?

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The side of the fault above the inclined fault surface is the?

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What occurs when rocks above the fault surface move downward in relation to rocks below the fault surface?

This kind of fault is called a normal fault and is usually a sign of crustal extension.


Why do rock above the fault surface slide down at a normal fault and up at a reverse fault?

probably because those are the definitions.


Where are rocks above the surface forced up and over rocks below the surface?

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