Author Question: Describe the relative movement along a strike-slip fault. What will be an ideal ... (Read 93 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Describe the relative movement along a strike-slip fault.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Contrast the movements that occur along normal and reverse faults.

What will be an ideal response?

Awesome · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Movement along a strike-slip fault is in the horizontal plane, and the displacement is parallel to the strike of the fault. This is often described as a side by side motion.

Answer to Question 2

Both normal and reverse faults are dip-slip faults, meaning that the motion along the fault occurs in the vertical plane. In a normal fault, the motion of the hanging wall block is downward. In a reverse fault, the motion of the hanging wall block is upward.