faults

all about faults!

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  • Created by: george
  • Created on: 26-05-10 16:59
reverse/thrust faults are caused by
compression
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wrench/tear faults are caused by
shear
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sinistral is used to describe
leftways horizontal displacement
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dextral is used to describe
rightwards horizontal displacement
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what causes faults
earth movements
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if there is a normal fault that has a a north to south trend what direction would it dip if the downthrown side is on the east side
east
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what is displacement called in normal/reversed faults
the throw
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how much does a fault throw down if the upthrowing side is 556 m above sea level and the downthrowing side is 139 m above sea level
417
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how was this quiz?
i am really rubbish at this quiz
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did u get 100%
can u repeat the question
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normal faults are caused by
tension
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wrench/tear faults are caused by

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shear

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sinistral is used to describe

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dextral is used to describe

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what causes faults

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george

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100%

george

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whoops i wrote know instead of now!

lol

Jack Panton

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rubbish last 2 questions

ip#

NoraStraw

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The second to last question:

It'd be heave and throw. Heave is the horizontal displacement and throw is the vertical displacement.

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