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Describe the relative movement along a strike-slip fault.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Contrast the movements that occur along normal and reverse faults.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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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.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
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