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A block of rock that lies below the plane of a fault is called the "footwall." In contrast, the block of rock that lies above the fault plane is referred to as the "hanging wall." The terms are commonly used in geology to describe the relative positions of these blocks in relation to a fault.
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What do you call a crack between rocks?
Badly worded question, but I think you're talking about a fault?
Is there a name to call a person who always find fault?
Yes , It is a cynic who always find faults
What do we call a crack or break along which rocks move?
A fault line, or plate boundary.
What do you call a fractured surface on earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion?
A fractured surface on the Earth's crust where a mass of rock is in motion is called a fault.
What do you call the thing that below your mouth?
The area below the mouth is called the chin.
What do you call a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another?
That is called a fault. A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred along the fracture.
What do you call a crack in the crust?
A fault.
What do you call a failed serve in tennis?
Fault
What do you call the crack in Earth's crust?
A fault.
What do you call mountains formed by blocks of crust moving along a fault?
Fault-block mountains. These are created when rocks along a fault are uplifted and tilted, forming steep mountain ranges with prominent peaks and valleys. An example of such mountains is the Sierra Nevada in California.
What will you call a plane that has two sets of wings?
You call a plane with two set of wings a Biplane.A plane with one set of wings is called a monoplane.A plane with three set of wings is called a triplane.
What do you call a small round block of medicine?
You call a small round block of medicine a TABLET. XD! 8D!
What do you call a person that drives plane?
A "Pilot" is a person who drives a plane.
What do they call the wreckage path that a crashed plane leaves?
A plane old mess!
What does an airman call his plane?
My bird,My baby,my plane, there are lot of different things
What do you call splits in the earth's crust?
Rupture or fault.
What is the call when a tennis foul occurs?
fault footfault out
