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Are both normal and reverse faults caused by tension?

Normal faults are caused by tensional forces pulling rocks apart, leading to the hanging wall moving down relative to the footwall. Reverse faults are caused by compressional forces pushing rocks together, leading to the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall.


What type of fault in under tension?

A fault that is under tension is typically a normal fault. In a normal fault, the rock above the fault plane moves downward relative to the rock below, primarily due to extensional forces that pull the crust apart. This type of faulting is common in areas experiencing tectonic stretching, such as divergent boundaries or continental rift zones. The tension creates a landscape characterized by basins and elongated ridges.


Are strike-slip faults caused by tension forces?

No, strike-slip faults are typically caused by horizontal shearing forces where blocks of the Earth's crust move past each other horizontally. Tension forces usually manifest in normal faults where blocks of the crust move away from each other, causing extension.


Which type of fault is the result of tension and why?

Normal Fault


What happens at each of the four types the faults?

Normal fault: caused by tensional forces pulling plates apart, resulting in one block moving down relative to the other. Reverse fault: caused by compressional forces pushing plates together, resulting in one block moving up relative to the other. Strike-slip fault: caused by horizontal shearing forces, resulting in horizontal movement of blocks past each other. Transform fault: a specific type of strike-slip fault that occurs between two tectonic plates sliding horizontally past each other.