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4. What is a fault? Describe the three different types of faults we discussed in class.

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Answer:

Strike-slip faults indicate rocks are sliding past each other horizontally, with little to no vertical movement.

Normal faults create space.

Reverse faults, also called thrust faults, slide one block of crust on top of another.

Explanation:

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a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

Explanation:

• Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally.
• Normal, or Dip-slip, faults are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically. If the rock mass above an inclined fault moves down, the fault is termed normal, whereas if the rock above the fault moves up, the fault is termed a Reverse fault.
• Reverse faults are exactly the opposite of normal faults. If the hanging wall rises relative to the footwall, you have a reverse fault. Reverse faults occur in areas undergoing compression

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