EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
Question
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normal faulting
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reverse faulting
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strike-slip faulting
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Normal Faults: This is the most common type of fault. It forms when rock above an inclined fracture plane moves downward, sliding along the rock on the other side of the fracture. Normal faults are often found along divergent plate boundaries, such as under the ocean where new crust is forming.
Detailed explanation-3: -Strike-slip faults are widespread, and many are found at the boundary between obliquely converging oceanic and continental tectonic plates.
Detailed explanation-4: -Faults which move horizontally are known as strike-slip faults and are classified as either right-lateral or left-lateral.
Detailed explanation-5: -Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. If the block opposite an observer looking across the fault moves to the right, the slip style is termed right-lateral; if the block moves to the left, the motion is termed left-lateral.