Another type of fault is the thrust fault where ground on one side of the fault moves up and over adjacent ground.
Fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
Along a normal fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults.
They bound many of the mountain ranges of the world and many of the rift valleys found along spreading margins.
When the hanging wall moves down in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
When the hanging wall moves up in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
These usually occur when tectonic forces cause tension that pulls rocks apart.
Alternatively such a fault can be called an extensional fault.
Normal faults usually form where tectonic plate motions cause tension.
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben.
Tension is stress that pulls rocks apart.
The hanging wall slides down relative to the footwall.
An upthrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is a horst.
Normal fault s are common.
A n fault forms when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall a.