Tension is stress that pulls rocks apart.
The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben.
When the hanging wall moves down in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
They bound many of the mountain ranges of the world and many of the rift valleys found along spreading margins.
After the occurrence of a normal dip slip fault in flat lying sedimentary rocks the fault scarp produced is eliminated by erosion.
The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
Normal faults usually form where tectonic plate motions cause tension.
Normal fault s are common.
Along a normal fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
What is the age of the rocks on the surface of the footwall side of the fault relative to those on the hanging wall.
The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
The hanging wall slides down relative to the footwall.
These usually occur when tectonic forces cause tension that pulls rocks apart.
The motion of the crustal blocks is referred to as strike slip.
Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults.
The crust experiences extension.
In a normal dip slip fault which of the following statements describes the movement of the hanging wall relative to the footwall.
The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
Normal dip slip faults are produced by vertical compression as earth s crust lengthens.
When the hanging wall moves up in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
The footwall moves down relative to the hanging wall.
Another type of fault is the thrust fault where ground on one side of the fault moves up and over adjacent ground.
A normal fault occurs when the crust is extended.