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Earthquakes 6.3
Faults
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angle of a fault relative to horizontal. | dip |
| Fault in which the dip of the fault plain is inclined relative to the horizontal. | dip-slip fault |
| Fracture along which one side has moved relative to the other. | fault |
| Group of faults. | fault zone |
| Break in rock along which there is no movement. | joint |
| Dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall. | normal fault |
| Dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall pushes up relative to the footwall. | reverse fault |
| Distance rocks move along a fault. | slip |
| Fault in which the dip of the fault plane is vertical. | strike-slip fault |
| Reverse fault in which the dip of the fault plane is nearly horizontal. | thrust fault |