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What is a fault :question:
a fault is where two plates of the earth's crust meet
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The Different types of Faults
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Strike Split Faults
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What is a split-strike fault
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When rocks slide past each other horizontally. :check:
Right-lateral fault
When the rock opposite the rock you're standing on shifts right.
Left- lateral fault
When the rock opposite the rock you're standing on shifts left.
Reverse Faults
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What is a reverse fault
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When the rock above the fault moves up. Caused by compresional forces and results in shortening.
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Normal Faults
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What is a normal fault
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When the rock above the fault moves down. Caused by tensional forces and results in extention. :check:
