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Faults can form in which layer of the earth?
Faults can form in the Earth's crust, specifically within the lithosphere where tectonic plates interact. Movement along these faults can result in earthquakes.
What form faults?
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Why are earthquakes always near faults?
Earthquakes occur near faults because faults are areas in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates are constantly moving and interacting. The stress and pressure that build up along faults can cause the Earth's crust to fracture, resulting in an earthquake. The movement of the plates along these faults is what triggers seismic activity.
Which layer of the earth can have faults form?
Faults can form in the Earth's lithosphere layer. This layer includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, where tectonic plates move against each other, leading to the formation of faults due to stress and strain.
What forms when deformation causes the lithosphere to break?
When deformation causes the lithosphere to break, faults can form. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred, resulting in the displacement of rock layers. These fractures can range in size from small fissures to large fault lines and are associated with earthquakes and other tectonic activity.
When shearing causes areas between plates that are sliding past one another to form what?
When shearing causes areas between plates that are sliding past one another to form faults.
What group of minerals form along faults?
vein minerals form between faults.
When faults shift what occurs?
That causes earthquakes
What causes natural faults?
Tectonic plates
What are the three types of plate motion and the faults that are characteristic of each motion?
convergent plates produce thrust faults divergent plates form normal faults transform plates form strike/slip faults
What causes reverse faults?
the answer is that compression is the kind of stress.
How do divergent faults form?
me no know
What causes underwater earthquakes and or vocanoes?
faults and plates disturbances
Faults can form in which layer of the earth?
Faults can form in the Earth's crust, specifically within the lithosphere where tectonic plates interact. Movement along these faults can result in earthquakes.
How long does it take for a fault to form?
Faults can form virtually instantaneously.
When faults form which layer of the Earth do they form in?
Faults form in the Earth's lithosphere, which includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. This is where tectonic plates interact and create stress that can lead to faulting and earthquakes.
What form faults?
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