STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY HATCHER 12

Question 1

The Great Alaskan 1964 and Chilean 1960 Earthquakes are caused by what type of fault?

Answer 1

Thrust

Question 2

Kansu and Tangshan China Earthquakes are caused by

Answer 2

Strike Slip

Question 3

Example of Great Strike Slip Faults

Answer 3

San Andreas
Alpine
Motagua, Central America
Great Glen, Scotland
Brevard, Appalachians

Question 4

Steeply Dipping faults that have uncertain motion

Answer 4

Accidents

Question 5

Strike slips occuring along plate boundaries

Answer 5

Transforms

Question 6

strike slips faults that bound edges of thrust sheets

Answer 6

Tear Faults

Question 7

What type of stess produce strike slip

Answer 7

Horizontal Compression

Question 8

Combinations of motion sense and step over that produces Rhomb-Graben or Pull Apart Basin

Answer 8

Dextral-Right Step over
Sinistral- Left Step Over

Question 9

Combinations of motion sense and step over that produces Rhomb-Horst or Pull Up Ranges

Answer 9

Dextral-Left Step Over
Sinistral-Right Step over

Question 10

Splaying terminations of a strike slip fault

Answer 10

flower structure/ Palm or Horse Tails

Question 11

Resolution of strike slip fault into significant CONTRACTIONAL deep slip motion results from oblique plate convergence where Dominant motion is Strike slip
Inshort combination of Thrust and Strike Slip pero mas dominant si strike slip

Answer 11

Transpression

Question 12

Normal Fault + Strike Slip

Answer 12

Trenstension (Extension)