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What fault moves rock downward?
a normal fault
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.
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.
What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?
A fault called a normal fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart and tensional stress causes the rock layers to break and move along the fault line. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to the extensional forces acting on the rocks.
What happens to rock along a normal faults?
In a normal fault, the rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the rock below the fault, called the footwall. This movement occurs due to extensional forces that pull the Earth's crust apart. As a result, the rock layers can become fractured and displaced, leading to the formation of valleys or basins in the landscape. Normal faults are commonly associated with tectonic settings such as rift zones.
What fault moves rock downward?
a normal fault
When the rock of the fault surface Moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of fault forms?
This is described as a normal fault.
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?
This is described as 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.
When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the surface what kind of fault forms?
This is described as a normal fault.
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.
What is falting rock?
Faulting is caused by stress in the rock layers, the stress can break and crack the rock causing a fault. There are two types of faults a normal fault and a reverse fault.
When the rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface what kind of faults form?
This is described as a normal fault.
What kind of fault forms when rock is pulled apart?
A normal fault would form.
When tension forces pull rock what occurs?
Normal Fault
What kind of rock forms when rock is pulled apart?
A normal fault would form.
