The sides of a strike-slip fault move horizontally past each other in a side-to-side motion. This movement can be either left-lateral, where the block opposite an observer moves to the left, or right-lateral, where the block moves to the right.
When rocks on either side of a fault move in different directions, it is known as a strike-slip fault. This type of fault occurs when the rocks slide past each other horizontally. Examples of strike-slip faults include the San Andreas Fault in California.
High friction on opposite sides of a fault can cause stress to build up in the rocks. When the stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, it can result in an earthquake as the rocks suddenly shift along the fault line.
The crack that forms when rocks break and move past each other is called a fault . The blocks of rock that are on either side of the fault are called fault blocks .
If two people on opposite sides are pushing on an object with equal force, the object will not move. The forces will cancel each other out, resulting in an equilibrium.
The hanging wall typically moves upward in a reverse fault or downward in a normal fault, due to the movement along the fault line causing one block to move relative to the other. This movement is a result of the stress and deformation within the Earth's crust.
Strike Slip Fault
Strike Slip Fault
Strike Slip Fault
Strike Slip Fault.
Strike-slip fault -a boundary where rocks on opposite sides of the fault move in opposite or the same directions at different rates.
A Strike Slip fault is where the two sides of the fault move past each other horizontally.
strike slip fault
strike slip fault
The rocks on opposite sides of a fault that move in opposite directions or in the same direction at different rates are called fault blocks. These blocks can move horizontally, vertically, or rotationally along the fault line.
strike slip fault
Strike-slip fault -a boundary where rocks on opposite sides of the fault move in opposite or the same directions at different rates.
Strike-slip fault -a boundary where rocks on opposite sides of the fault move in opposite or the same directions at different rates.