divergent boundary
According to experts, a normal fault occurs when the Earthâ??s crust begins to pull apart which is known as a divergent plate boundary.
Normal Faults, (Rifting).
A normal fault is typically found on a divergent boundary. This type of fault occurs as the Earth's crust is being pulled apart, causing one side to move downward relative to the other.
At a divergent boundary, faults known as normal faults occur. These faults form as tectonic plates move away from each other, leading to the stretching and thinning of the Earth's crust. This results in the upper plate sliding down along the fault plane relative to the lower plate.
A reverse fault
reverse
Divergent Boundaries
divergent boundarys
A convergent boundary is a reverse fault. It's a reverse fault because it it pushing together, while a divergent boundary is a normal fault because 2 plates are pushing away from each other.
transform boundary
A fault generally occurs at a tranform boundary
A strike-slip fault generally occurs at a transform boundary