Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the term for a fault with a very low angle, often parallel to the bedding planes?
What is the term for a fault with a very low angle, often parallel to the bedding planes?
What type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?
What type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?
What type of fault involves horizontal displacement, parallel to the strike of the fault surface?
What type of fault involves horizontal displacement, parallel to the strike of the fault surface?
What is the term for a fault that moves to the right?
What is the term for a fault that moves to the right?
Signup and view all the answers
What type of fault is associated with transform plate boundaries?
What type of fault is associated with transform plate boundaries?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for a combination of strike-slip and normal or reverse fault?
What is the term for a combination of strike-slip and normal or reverse fault?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for a block of rock that subsides relative to adjacent blocks?
What is the term for a block of rock that subsides relative to adjacent blocks?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for a block of rock that rises relative to adjacent blocks?
What is the term for a block of rock that rises relative to adjacent blocks?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the dominant displacement direction in a strike-slip fault?
What is the dominant displacement direction in a strike-slip fault?
Signup and view all the answers
In a reverse fault, which block moves up relative to the other?
In a reverse fault, which block moves up relative to the other?
Signup and view all the answers
