Directions: • Examine the images below and describe the fault type based on the stress applied on the Earth's crust, as indicated by the arrows in the illustration. • Identify the symbol X and Y in the picture as a hanging wall or a footwall.
Directions: • Examine the images below and describe the fault type based on the stress applied on the Earth's crust, as indicated by the arrows in the illustration. • Identify the symbol X and Y in the picture as a hanging wall or a footwall.
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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http://geotripperimages.com/Tectonic_Processes/Faults.htm
http://www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/7Structures/ReverseFaults.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology)
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/the-san-andreas-fault-of-california.html

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Directions:
Examine the images below and describe the fault type based on the stress
applied on the Earth's crust, as indicated by the arrows in the illustration.
• Identify the symbol X and Y in the picture as a hanging wall or a footwall.
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Fault type:
Fault type:
Symbol X:
Symbol X:
Symbol Y:
Symbol Y:
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Fault type:
Fault type:
Photo Credit:
http://geotripperimages.com/Tectonic_Processes/Faults.htm
http://www.pitt.edu/-cejones/Geolmages/7Structures/ReverseFaults.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology)
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/the-san-andreas-fault-of-california.html
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