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At a reverse fault, compression forces pushes on rocks from opposite directions.
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∙ 14y ago
A reverse fault is caused by compressional forces in the Earth's crust, where rocks are pushed together, causing the overlying rock to move up and over the underlying rock along the fault plane. This results in a reverse fault where the hanging wall moves vertically upward in relation to the footwall.
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∙ 15y agothe force that creates a reverse fault is compresion
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∙ 11y agoCompression - the process is the other way round, with the force creating the fault.
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∙ 13y agoHorizontal compression.
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What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
In what direction do rocks above anormal fault surface moves?
In a reverse fault, compression (plates crashing together) causes the hanging wall to move up. In a normal fault, tension ( plates pulling apart) causes the footwall to push up.
What is the name of the force that is causing movement at the this fault?
The force that is causing movement at this fault is called tectonic force. These forces are generated by the movement and interaction of the Earth's tectonic plates.
What type of fault causes the land to move downward?
A normal fault causes the land to move downward. This type of fault is formed when the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall, often due to tensional forces pulling the plates apart.
What forms a lateral fault?
A lateral fault is when Shearing causes rock blocks to slide horizontally past each other.
What type of force causes a normal fault to form?
Tensional stress from divergent plate boundaries causes a normal fault to form. This stress pulls rocks apart along a fault line, causing the hanging wall to drop relative to the footwall.
What stress causes a slip-strike fault?
The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.
What motion causes normal fault?
a pulling motion causes a normal fault
Which type of force produces strike-slip fault?
The force that produces a strike slip fault is a shearing force.
The force of an earthquake is?
'..... is measured on the Richter scale.'Transform Fault Boundaries.the plate of the earth pushes oppositedirections and that causes the earth to shake
What kind of faults does compression causes?
a compression force would cause a normal fault. i rember by the name compress "press" together
What type of fault causes mountains?
normal fault
What type of fault has shear force?
A strike-slip fault
What causes a fault?
vibrations
What stress causes a fault?
In a reverse fault the maximum principal stress is horizontal, compression causes reverse (thrust) faults.
What force causes rocks on either side of fault to slide past each other?
Friction This movement is also known as Transform plat boundary Movement
What force causes rocks on either side of a fault to slide past each other?
The force that causes rocks on either side of a fault to slide past each other is the built-up stress along the fault line, which is released as the two sides move in opposite directions. This stress can accumulate due to tectonic plate movements, leading to the sudden release of energy in the form of an earthquake.
