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Types of Faulting

soundwaves.usgs.gov

Dip Slip Type Faults

Normal Faults
- Tensional Stress - When rock mass, above the fault, moves DOWN - Animation

earthonlinemedia.com

Reverse Faults
-When rock mass, above the fault, moves UP (notice how this differs from a normal fault) -Thrust fault- reverse where the dip is at an angle less than 45 deg. - Compressional stress - Animation
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deform/greverse.html

Comparison
How does a normal fault differ from a reverse fault? What are features of each fault type? What type of stress causes each fault type?

Transform Type Faults


- Not a dip slip fault, due to side-to-side motion - Horizontal movement along a fault - Also can be called Strike-Slip fault

-Animation
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deform/

Terms to know
Fault Plane- the plane where a slip/break/displacement occurs during an earthquake. Footwall- Portion of fault that occurs below the fault plane. Comes from mining where the footwall is below their feet. Hangingwall- The overhanging wall in a reverse fault. Occurs above fault plane. Also comes from mining, where miners would hang their lantern. Fault trace- a line following a fault on the Earths surface. This line often traces where the fault is located beneath the surface. Fault scarp- a step like feature caused by slip of a fault. (which type of faults mentioned do not produce fault scarps?)

Sources
earthonlinemedia.com http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deform/greverse.html soundwaves.usgs.gov http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/

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