SCIENCE ( Fault Line Parts and Types of Fault)

Question 1

is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

Answer 1

Fault

Question 1

Types of Fault

Answer 1

Normal Fault

Reverse Fault

Strike-Slip Fault

Question 2

a dip-slip fault in which the
block above the fault has
moved downward relative
to the block below.

Answer 2

Normal Fault

Question 3

is a dip-slip fault in which the
hanging wall moves upwards,
relative to the footwall.

Answer 3

Reverse
Fault

Question 4

vertical (or nearly vertical)
fractures where the blocks have
mostly moved horizontally.

Answer 4

Strike-slip
Fault