A break or crack along where rocks move is called a fault

If the hanging wall moves down it is a normal fault

if the hanging wall is above the footwall it is a reverse wall

is when compression cause the hanging wall to slide over the foot wall

The fault when both blocks move horizontally past each other

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Faults Science

Different types of faults

Question	Answer
Fault	A break or crack along where rocks move is called a fault
Footwall	the block above the fault
Hanging wall	the block below the fault
Normal fault	If the hanging wall moves down it is a normal fault
Reverse fault	if the hanging wall is above the footwall it is a reverse wall
Thrust fault	is when compression cause the hanging wall to slide over the foot wall
Lateral fault	The fault when both blocks move horizontally past each other