Physical Geology: Crustal Deformation
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Physical Geology: Crustal Deformation

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What is the term for a fault with a very low angle, often parallel to the bedding planes?

  • Strike-slip Fault
  • Reverse Fault
  • Oblique slip Fault
  • Thrust Fault (correct)

    • What type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall?

  • Normal Fault (correct)
  • Strike-slip Fault
  • Reverse Fault
  • Oblique slip Fault

    • What type of fault involves horizontal displacement, parallel to the strike of the fault surface?

  • Strike-slip Fault (correct)
  • Oblique slip Fault
  • Normal Fault
  • Reverse Fault

    • What is the term for a fault that moves to the right?

    <p>Right-lateral Fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fault is associated with transform plate boundaries?

    <p>Strike-slip Fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a combination of strike-slip and normal or reverse fault?

    <p>Oblique slip Fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a block of rock that subsides relative to adjacent blocks?

    <p>Graben</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a block of rock that rises relative to adjacent blocks?

    <p>Horst</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dominant displacement direction in a strike-slip fault?

    <p>Horizontal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a reverse fault, which block moves up relative to the other?

    <p>Hanging wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

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