For each description, choose the fault it describes. Fault types may be used more than once.

A. Strike-Slip fault

B. Reverse Fault

C. Normal Fault

Rock layers are placed under compressional stress:

Rock layers are placed under tensional stress:

Hanging wall has dropped relative to footwall:

Hanging wall has risen relative to footwall:

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Jose Nelson

13 October, 07:16

For each description, choose the fault it describes. Fault types may be used more than once.

A. Strike-Slip fault

B. Reverse Fault

C. Normal Fault

Rock layers are placed under compressional stress:

Rock layers are placed under tensional stress:

Hanging wall has dropped relative to footwall:

Hanging wall has risen relative to footwall:

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Selah Guerra · Answer 1

Tensional stress creates normal faults.

Shear stress creates strike-slip faults

If the hanging wall has dropped it is a normal fault

If the hanging wall has risen then it's a reverse fault.