GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A reverse fault is created by what type of stress?
A
tension
B
compression
C
shearing
D
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In terms of faulting, compressive stress produces reverse faults, tensional stress produces normal faults, and shear stress produces transform faults .

Detailed explanation-2: -Fault: Reverse In a reverse fault, the block above the fault moves up relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by compressional forces and results in shortening.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reverse Faults-are faults that result from horizontal compressional stresses in brittle rocks, where the hanging-wall block has moved up relative the footwall block.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reverse or Thrust Faults: The opposite of a normal fault, a reverse fault forms when the rocks on the “uphill” side of an inclined fault plane rise above the rocks on the other side. Reverse faults often form along convergent plate boundaries.

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