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What is a block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?

This block of rock is called a footwall.


What is a block of a rock that forms the lower half of a fault?

This block of rock is called a footwall.


What is the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?

The lower block is known as the footwall.


What is the block of rock that forms a lower half of a fault?

The footwall


How is the hanging wall different from the footwall?

The hanging wall is the upper block in a fault where movement has occurred, while the footwall is the lower block that has not moved. The hanging wall moves over the footwall in response to stress within the Earth's crust.


In which type of fault are rock slabs being pulled apart?

In a normal fault, rock slabs are being pulled apart due to tensional forces, leading to the upper block sliding down along the fault plane in relation to the lower block.


When the rock above a fault plane moves up ward relative to the rock below a fault has occurred?

This type of fault is called a reverse fault. It occurs when compression forces push the rock layers together, causing the upper block to move up and over the lower block along the fault plane. Reverse faults are typically associated with convergent plate boundaries where tectonic forces are pushing plates together.


Lower block of crust between two normal faults?

It is called Graben


Difference between hanging wall and footwall?

In a non-vertical fault (where the fault plane dips), the footwall is the section of the fault that lies under the fault, while the hanging wall lies over the fault.The names come about from the mining industry because important ore minerals were commonly deposited along fault planes. In a mine along a fault, the miner would be standing on the block lower block and hanging his lantern from the upper block (hence, foot wall and hanging wall).In perfectly vertical faults, you cannot designate a footwall or a hanging wall.


What is the lower half of 1996 318i bmw engine called?

The engine block, some refer to this as a short block. a short block refers to the block, crank shaft and pistons.


In Diagram 1 since the block on the right of the fault was most likely moved upwards relative to the block on the left why has it been eroded to a lower elevation?

The block on the right is most likely moving upward relative to the block on the left due to tectonic forces, but erosion acts independently of tectonic movement. Erosion can lower the elevation of a block over time through processes like weathering, mass wasting, and transport of sediment, regardless of its tectonic movement.


What is a hanging-wall?

Its a picture, artwork, craft, or even an object for use and/or display that you hang on a wall.