In A Fault The Hanging Wall Moves Up Relative To The Footwall

What is the age of the rocks on the surface of the footwall side of the fault relative to those on the hanging wall.

In a fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

These usually occur when tectonic forces cause tension that pulls rocks apart. When the hanging wall moves up in relative to the footwall it is called a fault. This is true of normal faults. Fill in the blank 1.

The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust. A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. Strike slip faults are right lateral or left lateral depending on whether the block on the opposite side of the fault from an observer has moved to the right or left.

To the dip is called dip slip faulting. In dip slip faults if the hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall read more. In thrust or reverse faults the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults it moves horizontally relative to the footwall. In thrust or reverse faults the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall and in strike slip faults it moves horizontally relative to the footwall.

This is true of normal faults. When the hanging wall moves down in relative to the footwall it is called a fault. After the occurrence of a normal dip slip fault in flat lying sedimentary rocks the fault scarp produced is eliminated by erosion.