In A Normal Fault The Hanging Wall Moves

Normal fault when weight is removed from the crust and uplifting occurs the response is called a.

In a normal fault the hanging wall moves.

Formed by compressional stress rocks are pushed towards each other. A normal fault occurs when the hanging wall moves relative to the footwall. A n fault forms when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall a. It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.

When the fault plane is vertical there is no hanging wall or footwall. Normal fractures in rock with no offset where there has been no motion are called. In fault normal dip slip faults are produced by vertical compression as earth s crust lengthens. Any fault plane can be completely described with two measurements.

In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall. Where the fault plane is sloping as with normal and reverse faults the upper side is the hanging wall and the lower side is the footwall. They bound many of the mountain ranges of the world and many of the rift valleys found along spreading margins. Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults.

The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. Normal faults form in response to horizontal tensional stresses that stretch or elongate the rocks. Its strike and its dip. A dip slip fault is classified as a when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.

Down with compressional forces the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall. True in a reverse fault the hanging wall block moves up relative to the footwall block. An upthrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is a horst. This type of fault is referred to as a fault.

A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben.