Types of Faults

1/22/2013

After reading the article in the link below, explain what a normal, reverse, and strike-slip fault are in YOUR OWN words.
http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blnutshell_fault-type.htm

108 Comments

cameron dutton

1/22/2013 10:11:46 pm

Normal faults are when the hanging wall is dropping down. The forces that create them are pulling the sides apart.

Revers faults are when the hanging wall is pulling up. the forces that create those are pushing together.

Strike-slip faults have walls that have walls that move up and down, not side to side.

Trent Kennedy

1/23/2013 10:03:38 pm

Cameron,I am with you on normal fault and reverse fault because normal i when one drops down below the other.And reverse is when one goes above the other,but i think the that strike slip fault is when they go side to side not up and down.

dake

1/24/2013 07:45:03 am

awesome i would say the exact same thing and it makes sence

Jake Woolard

1/23/2013 10:05:03 pm

I agree with everything but the strike-slip fault.In a strike-slip fault, the walls move horizontal not vertical.

Katie Bell

1/23/2013 10:10:23 pm

I disagree with the strike-slip fault. A strike-slip fault has no hanging wall and moves side to side not up or down.

Zach Anderson

1/23/2013 10:14:19 pm

I fully agree with the majority of your comment. However, the walls on a strike-slip fault move sideways, next to each other. There is no hanging wall or foot wall, so ascending or descending on this fault would not be possible.

Matthew Floyd

1/23/2013 10:17:25 pm

I disagree a strike slip fault does not go up and down they move side to side.

Quicny Tanner

1/23/2013 10:40:48 pm

I agree with normal and reverse fault but the strike slip move left to right or vertical not horizontal.

Grainger Ballard

1/23/2013 10:59:49 pm

I agree with your Normal and Reverse fault theories, but Strike Slip faults move side to side, not up and down.

jeffrey young

1/24/2013 03:48:56 am

i agree completly because you put what its called and what they are doing

Logan Williams

1/24/2013 05:51:45 am

I agree with everything but the skrikeslip fualts they dont have walls and they move side to side not up and down

Ridge Bradley

1/24/2013 09:08:52 am

I agree with everything cameron, but a strike-slip fault is when the walls move side to side or sideway not up and down.

Wes Purcell

1/24/2013 09:51:22 am

Everything is correct except strike-slip faults move side to side not up and down

Courtney Kirkland

1/23/2013 09:50:36 pm

A normal fault forms when the hanging wall has fallen down.

A reverse fault forms when the wall is pulling up.

A strike-slip fault have walls that move sideways , not up or down, it occurs along the strike not up or down the dip. In the strike-slip fault there is no hanging wall or footwall .

~*Courtney Coley*~

1/24/2013 12:14:42 am

Courtney(TWIN) LOL I agree because thats what i found and i hope its right or else we both got it wrong.:( lol love you girl!!:)

Emma Dasher

1/23/2013 09:50:46 pm

A normal fault forms when the hanging wall drops down.

Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up. The forces on a reverse fault are compressional and the push the sides together

The strike-slip faults have walls that move sideways. The slip happens on the strike, not up or down.

Lauren Potts

1/24/2013 04:14:36 am

Great definitions Emma! They are very specific and accurate. Sooo fetch!! :)

Isabella Williams!!!!

1/24/2013 04:16:02 am

That is so FETCH!!!!! I agree with all your definitions. They are all correct.

j dag

1/24/2013 08:39:55 am

totaly fech

Abigail Bland

1/24/2013 11:07:37 am

I totally agree with the definitions that you found.I found the same ones almost word for word,so that must tell you that I agree!

Megan KInsey

1/23/2013 09:53:44 pm

Types of faults. There are three different faults. Normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault. Normal fault-forms when hanging wall drops down pulling the sides apart. Reverse fault- forms when the hanging wall moves up pushing the sides together. Strike-slip fault- forms along the strike also forms when wall moves sideways caring sides past each other.

EA Waters

1/23/2013 10:09:29 pm

I agree to your statement because this is what I found out about the faults.

Katie Bell

1/23/2013 09:54:17 pm

A normal fault is when the hanging wall drops and slides down. A reverse fault forms when the sides are being compressed and a hanging wall is forced upward. A strike-slip fault forms on a strike and has no hanging wall or footwall. It moves sideways,not up or down.

Zac Kumpula

1/23/2013 10:13:33 pm

I agree with what you have just said because the normal fault, the reverse fault, and the strike-slip fault all do these kinds of things. I am proud of you Katie! Good Job!

Maggie Greer

1/23/2013 10:19:45 pm

I agree with you, Katie. in all of the faults the walls are different, as you can see. The walls are either dropping,moving upward,or moving sideways.

Trent Kennedy

1/23/2013 09:56:01 pm

A normal fault is when one wall drops down. The force that makes them pull them apart,causing one wall to drop lower than the other.

A reverse fault is when one wall goes above the other because both the walls push agianst the other and one goes above the other.

A strike-slip fault is when both walls push sideways going different dirrectons.

Cameron(stud [email protected]

1/23/2013 09:58:49 pm

I agree, a normal fault is where a wall drops down and a reverse fault is when one wall goes above the other. I like your comment trent kennendy

Rebekah Cousson

1/23/2013 10:01:50 pm

A strike-slip fault's wall slide past each other in different directions. So I disagree.

Miranda Deloach

1/23/2013 10:48:56 pm

I agree with normal faults and reverse faults, but I do not think a strike-slip fault's sides push against eachother in a sideways movement, but in differant directions. I think that one side is pushing sideways, and when the tension is too strong for the side that is trying to move, the rocks on the side, that is not moving, break thus allowing one side to 'slip' either left or right.

Nicholas Hart

1/24/2013 12:15:25 am

I agree completely with your comments! That is almost exactly what I got from the websites as well. P.S. directions is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Connor O'Sullivan

1/24/2013 06:06:28 am

I agree, the normal faults sink, the reverse faults rise, and the strike slip faults slide past each other

Zach Anderson link

1/23/2013 09:56:51 pm

Normal faults are a type of fault where the hanging wall descends from the opposite one. This is caused by a force that is pulling the sides apart.

Reverse faults are formed when the hanging wall is compressed and it moves upwards. Both normal and reverse faults are dip-slip faults. This refers to the up or down movement of the plates.

Strike-Slip faults are faults that (instead of moving up or down) move sideways against each other. There is no presence of a foot wall or hanging wall due to the vertical fault plane. The force causing this fault is lateral or horizontal as it drags them past each other. These faults are also right-lateral or left-lateral, meaning you can see the direction of the far side.

Aubrey Ray

1/23/2013 10:09:59 pm

I agree completely with Zach on all that he said about these faults. The normal fault has a hanging wall that falls. A reverse fault moves upward. The strike-slip fault moves sideways.

Rachel Jarriel

1/24/2013 06:41:34 am

I agree with you the normal fault do desend from the opposite one by the force pulling them apart.Reverse faults do move upward.Strike slip faults do move sideways.

Rebekah Cousson

1/23/2013 09:57:18 pm

Normal faults: form when the hanging wall drops down. The forces of a normal fault pull the sides apart:
Reverse faults: form when the hanging wall moves up. The forces of a reverse fault push the sides together:
Strike-slip fault:have walls that move sideways.The forces of a strike-slip fault slide past each other:

Zac Kumpula

1/23/2013 09:57:48 pm

Normal Faults form when the hanging wall drops down. Reverse Faults form when the hanging wall is pushed upward. Strike-slip faults have walls that move sideways, it does not move up or down.

Maggie Greer

1/23/2013 09:58:12 pm

Normal faults-When hanging walls drop down, that is when normal faults form. The forces are pulling the sides apart.

Reverse faults- When reverse faults form, the hanging wall moves up. The forces push the sides together.

Strike-Slip faults- the strike-slip faults walls move sideways. They don't move up or down. The forces are lateral or horozontal.

Natalie Mincey

1/24/2013 06:16:47 am

I agree with everything Maggie said, she explained why all of these faults occur. A normal fault occurs when the hanging wall drops down, a reverse fault occurs when the hanging wall moves up, and a strike-slip fault occurs when the walls move sideways.

Graham Tanner

1/23/2013 10:00:59 pm

Normal faults form when the hanging rocks drop down. The forces that create them are compressional or extensional. A reverse fault forms when the hanging rocks move up, pushing the sides together. A strike slip fault has walls that move sideways, not up or down.

Matthew Floyd

1/23/2013 10:02:36 pm

Normal Fault- is when the hanging wall drops down this is caused by the force pulling apart

Reverse Fault- is when the hanging wall moves up . the force is caused by the pushing against each other.

Strike SLIP Fault - they move sideways. they move pass each other

sam glisson

1/24/2013 10:15:55 am

I agree except for the slip fault because they move sideways and away from each other

EA Waters

1/23/2013 10:02:58 pm

NORMAL---When one side of the wall is being pushed down and breaks the land appart in between the 2 pieces of land.
REVERSE---When one side of the wall moves upward and pushes the sides together.
STRIKE-SLIP FAULT---Walls the move sideways and this carrys the walls past each other.

Megan Kinsey

1/23/2013 11:08:09 pm

Well on the strike-slip fault there is no foot wall or hanging wall and it doesnt move up or down, only side to side. I agree with the other two statements you put about the normal and reverse faults, though.

Jake Woolard

1/23/2013 10:03:05 pm

Normal faults are when a hanging wall is declining. Normal faults are created by a force that pulls the sides apart.
Reverse faults are when the hanging wall rises. Reverse faults are created by forces that compress the sides causing them to be pushed together.
Strike-slip faults have walls that move horizontal not vertical. The fault plain is usually vertical, so there is no presence of the hanging wall or footwall.the forces that create this type of fault carry the sides past each other.

Matthew McGlashan

1/24/2013 09:11:26 am

I agree with you completely. I have nothing else to say because I said the same thing.

Aubrey Ray

1/23/2013 10:04:29 pm

A normal fault is when the hanging wall drops down. The forces that make up the normal fault are pulling the sides apart.

The reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves. Forces that make up the reverse fault are pushing the sides together.

A strike-slip fault is when the walls move sideways. The slip occurs in the strike. There are no hanging walls. The strike-slip fault is either a right-lateral or a left-lateral which means if someone is standing near the fault trace and looking across, they could see the far side move to the right or to the left.

Emily Threlkeld

1/23/2013 10:57:19 pm

I agree with this comment. She explains all the faults and why they occur. She also gives more information about a strike slip fault. She put all the correct information and details in her comment.

Lane Dasher

1/23/2013 10:04:36 pm

Normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down and it pulls the sides apart. Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up and it pushes the sides together. The stike-slip fault has walls that move sideways and the slip occurs along the strike it carries the sides past each other.

Emma Da$her

1/23/2013 10:18:17 pm

I agree Lane! That is all the information I got to. Your definitions are correct, I hope. This is same thing I got!

Courtney Kirkland

1/23/2013 10:18:51 pm

I agree, Lane. A normal fault is when the hanging wall drops and it pulls the side parts. A reverse fault does form when the hanging wall moves up and it pushes together. Also I agree a strike-slip fault is when the walls moves sideways and occurs along the strike. I agree with everything .

Rachel Jarriel

1/23/2013 10:08:26 pm

Normal fault are when hanging walls fall down. wehich create a new normal fault.Reverse faults are when hanging walls move upward.So the they are compression mean they slide together.Strike -slip faultsare the walls that move sidways they do not dip or go upward

Alexis Durrence

1/23/2013 10:09:05 pm

A normal fault is when the earthquake makes the land fall.
A reverse fault is when the earthquake makes the land slide up.
A strike-slip fault is when the earthquake makes the land move sidways.

Blake Barry

1/23/2013 10:14:28 pm

Normal faults occur when the hanging wall drops down, and reverse fault occur's when the hanging wall is moving upward.The strike slip fault's walls move sidways past each other.

Matt Griner

1/24/2013 09:45:18 am

I agree with you because I found the ssame information.

Christian Strickland

1/23/2013 10:18:37 pm

Normal fault is formed when hanging walls drops down and pulls sides apart.A reversal falt forms when the hanging wall moves up and force pushes sides together.A strike slip walls move sideways not up and down.The slip occurs along the strike.

Charla Durrence

1/23/2013 10:19:27 pm

When the hanging wall moves downward, it is called a normal fault. A reverse fault is when the hanging wall is pushed up. Lastly,a strike-slip fault occurs when there is no hanging wall or footwall and where the land just slides past each other.

Quincy Tanner

1/23/2013 10:20:17 pm

The normal faults moves up. The reverse fault moves down. The strike slip fault move left to right like a fence seperating.

Grainger Ballard

1/23/2013 10:58:07 pm

I agree with your Strike Slip Theory, but the Normal Fault's Hanging Wall moves down, and the Reverse Fault's Hanging Wall moves upward.

Natalie Mincey

1/23/2013 10:41:39 pm

A normal fault forms when the wall that is hanging drops. A reverse fault forms when when the wall that is hanging moves up. A strike-slip fault forms when the wall moves sideways, and it occurs along the fault.

Miranda DeLoach

1/23/2013 10:43:04 pm

Normal faults occur when the hanging wall is forcing the opposite side to desend from forces pulling them apart.

Reverse fault occurs when the hanging wall is forcing the opposite side to ascend, or rise, instead of sinking. Both normal and reverse faults are called dip-slip faults.

Stike-slip faults have no hanging wall, and the slide sideways. They are either left-lateral or right-lateral, meaning that if you stand on one side you can see which direction the fault is 'slipping' to, either to the left or to the right.

Grainger Ballard

1/23/2013 10:43:17 pm

Normal Fault: The hanging wall drops down.
Reverse Fault: The hanging wall is forced upward.
Strike Slip Fault: Have walls that move sideways (Left to Right). They do not have a "Hanging Wall".

Allison Harvey

1/24/2013 06:14:44 am

I aree with this comment. He explained all the faults and what happens when they occur. GREAT JOB.

Elizabeth Porter

1/23/2013 10:44:40 pm

A normal faults forms when the hanging wall drops down. Reverse faults forms when the hanging wall moves up. A strike-slip fault has walls that moves sideways,not up or down.

Emily Threlkeld

1/23/2013 10:46:49 pm

A normal fault is when the land slides down. The reason why it occurs is because the sides are pulling away from each other. A reverse fault is when the land slides up. It occurs when the sides are being pushed together. A strike is the direction of a fault line. In a strike slip, the walls move from side to side. Almost always, the strike slip moves vertically. It occurs when the land slides past each other,

Lauren Potts

1/23/2013 10:49:04 pm

When a hanging wall drops down, a normal fault occurs. In a normal fault the two sides are being pulled apart. When a hanging wall slides upward, a reverse fault forms. The two sides are being compressed together in a reverse fault. Strike slip faults slide sideways and there is no hanging wall.

Jobie Hartley

1/23/2013 10:50:23 pm

normal faults - the plates are pulling the ground apart and causing it to expand ( hapens on diverging boundary)

reverse faults - the plates are coming together and pushing one part of the ground up (converging boandary)

strike slip fault - the plates are sliding past each other and causing the ground to slide past each other (transforming boundary)

sam glisson link

1/23/2013 10:53:46 pm

TO me a normal fault is also called a dip slip which is when the hanging wall moves down .A reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves up ,and a slip fault is when the hanging wall moves to the left or to the right

Ridge Bradley

1/23/2013 10:55:37 pm

Normal faults occur when the hanging wall is dropped down. A normal fault is caused by the forces moving apart.
Reverse faults occur when the hanging wall is forced upward, and the forces that cause a reverse fault are being pushed together.
Strike-slip faults occur when the walls move up and down, rather than side-to-side.

Wes Purcell

1/23/2013 10:56:09 pm

If the hanging wall drops it forms a normal fault.The normal faults move apart. When the hanging wall goes up a reverse fault is formed. The reverse faults compresses against each other. These faults together are also known as dip-slip faults. Strike-slip faults form when the hanging wall moves sideways. This could be left lateral or right lateral

Isabella Williams

1/23/2013 10:57:33 pm

A normal fault is when the hanging wall is dropping down. It is created when the sides are pulling apart.

A reverse fault is when the hanging wall is moving up. It is created when the fault is compressional.

A strike-slip fault walls that move sideways. The forces moving this way carry the sides past each other.

~Haley Bowen~

1/23/2013 10:58:38 pm

A normal fault is when one of the plates slide down.
A reverses fault is when one of the plates side up. Both the normal and reverse faults can be called dip-slip faults.
A strike-slip faults will always move sideways. The strike-slip fault can be right-lateral or left-lateral. Meaning if you stand on one side you can see the other side move to the right or the left.

Taylor Sapp(:

1/24/2013 09:52:55 am

I agree to everything you said ,but on normal fault the force is pulling the sides away from each other.(:

jeffrey young

1/23/2013 11:02:21 pm

A normal fault is when the hanging wall drops down and slides apart.A reverse fault is when the hanging wall goes up and a strike slip fault walls moves sideways causing the plates to slide past each other

Trey May

1/24/2013 12:08:57 am

I disagree because a normal fault does not slid apart it slides up and down.

$$$$$$Parks Hagan$$$$$$

1/24/2013 12:09:05 am

I disagree that,on a normal fault. The plates slide up and down. Not horizontal.

Abigail Bland

1/23/2013 11:04:14 pm

A normal fault is formed when the hanging wall drops down. A reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves up. The strike-slip moves sideways.

KALEB SHUMAN

1/23/2013 11:05:45 pm

A normal fault forms when a hanging wall drops down . Reverse fault forms when hanging walls lmove up. Strike Slip Fault has wall moving sidways horizontal or lateral not up or down.

Taylor Sapp(:

1/23/2013 11:09:30 pm

A normal fault forms when the part of rock that is hanging barely on the wall falls and drops down. The forces that create this kind of fault are pulling the sides away from each other. A reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves or slides upward. The forces that are creating reverse faults keep pushing the different sides together. Strike-slip faults have walls that keep moving sideways instead of up or down like the last two faults. That means the slip is occuring along the strike. The forces that are creating these faults are horizontal which means it is carrying past each other.

Alyssa Brannen :D

1/23/2013 11:57:16 pm

Ugh! I Hate Reading! But Anyways I Learned That A Normal Fault.. Just Wants To Hang Down And Be Loner. :/ Poor Thing. The Reverse Fault On The Other Hand Is Different, Yeah, It's Different. The Hanging Wall Moves Upward On This Fault So It Can See Everything.....& Last But Not Least .. The .. Well, Strike-Slip Fault Wants To Just Go Sideways Not Up Or Down Or Around. It Was Too Look Like A Little Nerd.-.- & Be Different ... Than The Rest.. but Thats Fine ..Well I Hope This Helped You... God Bless.. Ya'll Come Back Now, Ya Here? Bye Now (:

Alyssa Brannen

1/23/2013 11:58:22 pm

A Loner*

Robin Salter

1/24/2013 12:11:47 am

Alyssa, I agree with you, and I like how you prased you comment!

Charla Durrence

1/24/2013 05:56:38 am

Alyssa, I love how you put the faults! :) I agreee with how the normal fault is pushed down and not up. The reverse fault indeed is pushed up and not down or side to side, but there is one thing you forgot. On the strike-slip fault, it does not have a hanging wall or "footwall". Most of all I did agree with you though! :) Oh, and btw, I hate reading too!

Trey May

1/24/2013 12:01:04 am

The Normal faults form when the wall drops down.

The Reverse fault forms when the wall moves upward.

The Strike Slip fault has wall that move sideways,not up and down.

levi Blizzard

1/24/2013 12:04:26 am

strike-slip faults can also move vertical or horizontal

Ashton Gambino

1/24/2013 12:01:53 am

Normal Fault-form when a hanging wall drops down,forces that create normal faults pull the sides apart.

Reverse faults-form when the hanging wall moves upward,the forces that are creating reverse faults are compressed and push the sides together.

Strike-Slip faults-move sideways,and slips occur along the strike.And in these faults the fault plane is usally vertical.Finally the forces of the faults are lateral or horizontal,carring the sides past each other.

Parks Hagan.....

1/24/2013 12:02:30 am

Normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down.
Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up.
Strike-slip faults have walls that move horizontal,not vertical.

Kaitlin Durrence

1/24/2013 12:05:12 am

Type of faults... The Fault Plane is where the action is. It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.
One of the three kinds of faults is the normal fault. Normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down. The second type of fault is Reverse faults. Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up. The last of the faults is Strike Slips. Strike slips have walls the moves sideways not up or down.:) @ALYSSA...YOU ARE DIFFERENT!!!!!

Alyssa Brannen :D

1/24/2013 12:09:51 am

Yes Kaitlin. I Agree With You. I Am Different, But I Also Agree About These Faults. They Are All Different, And All Do A Different Thing. (: Bye Now (:

Robin Salter

1/24/2013 12:07:17 am

The link showed me that reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up.
Strike-slip faults have walls that move sideways. They are almost always vertical.
Normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down. These faults are almost always horizontal.

Madolyn Hendrix

1/24/2013 12:09:21 am

There are three types of falts.Normal fault,Reverse fault. and Stike-Slip fault.The normal fault is when part of the land moves down from the other part.A reverse fault is where part of the land moves up form the other land.A strike-slip fault is where part of the land moves away from the other part. They all move in some direction.

~*Courtney Coley~*

1/24/2013 12:10:40 am

- A normal fault forms when the hanging wall drops down.

- A reverse fault forms when the hanging wall moves up.

-A strike-slip fault has walls that move sideways, not up and down.

Lauren McNure

1/24/2013 05:50:52 am

Courtney, I completely agree with you on that girl, but if a person read that they may not know what a hanging wall is. I would probably put the upper plate instead of the hanging wall just for reading purposes.(;

----->Haley Bowen<----

1/24/2013 06:35:37 am

COLEYYYY!!! I agreeeee with you!! that is a great way to explain then!! GOOD JOBBB!! :)

Nicholas Hart

1/24/2013 12:11:41 am

A normal fault occurs when the hanging wall drops down. they will not move side to side.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault. In this kind of fault the hanging wall will go up instead of down.
A strike-slip fault's walls will move horozontal instead of vertical. This is also known as a transform boundary.

Allison Harvey

1/24/2013 12:13:06 am

A normal fault occurs when the upper side of the sloping fault/hanging wall falls down. Forces that create normal faults pull the sides apart. A reverse fault occurs when the hanging wall moves up. A strike-slip fault has plates that move sideways not up/down.

RayeAnna Strickland

1/24/2013 12:13:28 am

A fault is a large crack in the Earth's crust where one part of the crust has moved against another part.This movement means that faults prove Earth is an active place.They are signs of powerful forces deep underground.There are four parts of a fault 1) the fault plane 2) the fault trace 3) the hanging wall and 4) the foot wall.The three typed of faults are normal faults,reverse faults,and strike-slip faults.Normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down,reverse faults form when the hanging wall drops down,and strike-slip faults have walls that move sideways,not up and down.

Matthew McGlashan

1/24/2013 12:13:47 am

I learned that there are 3 kinds of faults. The 1st one i learned about is the normal fault. The hanging wall will slide down while the other part is up high. The 2nd kind is the reverse it does the oppsite of a normal fault the hanging wall goes upward. The last kind is a strike-slip fault. The hanging wall moves leftward or rightward. There is no up or down movement.

Lauren McNure

1/24/2013 12:14:32 am

A normal fault occurs when the upper plate (hanging wall) moves down. A reverse fault is just the opposite. When a reverse fault occurs the upper plate(hanging wall) moves up. A strike slip fault is when to plates move past each other. They do not move up or down like the normal fault or the reverse fault; they move sideways.

Madolyn Hendrix

1/24/2013 08:49:55 am

I agree. All the faults move in different directions when an earthquake occurs. Great way of explaining it!

Makenzie Deloach

1/24/2013 12:15:10 am

Faults are all different. Some do certian things and the others do other things. The upper sideof a fault is called the hanging wall the lower side is called the footwall.

Connor Davis

1/24/2013 12:19:13 am

A normal fault forms when the hanging walls drop ,but while the wall is dropping the forces that form normal faults are pulling all the sides apart. The reverse faults happen when the hanging walls move up ,but while that is happening the forces that form reverse faults are pulling sides together. A strike slip fault have walls that move up and down not sideways. That was reallllyyyy hard!!!!

levi blizzard

1/24/2013 12:22:34 am

I learned when normal faults form when the hanging wall drops down.Tforces that creats normal faults are pulling the sides apart,or extensional. When reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up. The force creating reverse faults are compessional, pushing the sides to gether Strike slip faults have walls that move sideways, not up and down. Thatis, the slip occurs along the strike, not up or down the dip.

logan williams

1/24/2013 04:08:33 am

A fault is a crack in the earth's surface between two boundaries.There are many types of faults. Normal fualts occur when the hanging wall falls down.A reverse fault happens when the hanging wall goes up.Strike-slip faults occur when one of the walls moves sideways.

Connor O'Sullivan

1/24/2013 06:01:20 am

Normal Fault=The normal fault is formed when the hanging wall sinks and the sides pull apart.

Reverse Fault=This type of fault us formed when the hanging wall rises and the two sides of the fault push together.

Strike-Slip Fault=These faults move sidways past each other. They do not slide easily the two sides push past eachother roughly.

Dake Dixon

1/24/2013 07:44:00 am

The three types of falts are:
normal:wall hangs downward
reverse:wll pushes upwards(possibly causing mountains to for)
strike-slip:when the walls build up enough pressure and shoot past each other

Kylie Brockman

1/24/2013 09:10:32 am

The 3 faults are:
Reverse: surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface.
Normal:rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface.
Strike-slip: rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward movement.

Matt Griner

1/24/2013 09:40:39 am

Normal Fault- happens when the hanging wall (the upper side of the fault plane that is sloping) drops down

Reverse Fault- happens when the hanging wall moves up

Strike-slip faults- the fault line is usually vertical, meaning that there is no hangin wall.

Todd link

1/24/2013 10:47:19 am

Normal and reverse faults bolth work on the same premise, they bolth involve 2 plates pushing against each-other, but in a normal fault, the hanging wall drops down, while in a reverse fault the hanging wall rises up above the other plate. but, the strike-slip faults is where it gets interesting, instead of moving vertical it moves horizontal, and guess what else, it has NO hanging wall!

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