Weegy: You can tell normal and reverse faults apart because at a normal fault the hanging wall has dropped relative to the footwall.
User: When tectonic plates pull apart from one another, tensional stress is placed on rock layers and a
fault occurs.
Weegy: When tectonic plates pull apart from one another, tensional stress is placed on rock layers and a NORMAL fault occurs.
User: Normal faults that come in pairs usually display the geological feature of _____.
Weegy: Normal faults that come in pairs usually display the geological feature of horsts and grabens.
User: Shear stress created the San Andreas Fault in Southern California. It is an example of a _____.
Weegy: Shear stress created the San Andreas Fault in Southern California. It is an example of a strike-slip fault.
User: Compressional stress on rock can cause strong and deep earthquakes, usually at _____.
Weegy: Compressional stress on rock can cause strong and deep earthquakes, usually at reverse faults.
User: When a huge block of rock is pushed up at a normal fault, a
mountain is usually formed.
Weegy: When a huge block of rock is pushed up at a normal fault, a FAULT BLOCK mountain is usually formed.
User: A fold is a
in rock, and a fault is a
in rock.
Weegy: A fold is a bend in rock, and a fault is a break in rock.
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