In a normal fault the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
Fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
Low angle normal faults with regional tectonic significance may be designated detachment faults.
Normal faults usually form where tectonic plate motions cause tension.
They bound many of the mountain ranges of the world and many of the rift valleys found along spreading margins.
Alternatively such a fault can be called an extensional fault.
A downthrown block between two normal faults dipping towards each other is a graben.
An upthrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is a horst.
The hanging wall slides down relative to the footwall.
When the hanging wall moves up in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
Tension is stress that pulls rocks apart.
Along a normal fault the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
A normal fault occurs when the crust is extended.
Normal fractures in rock with no offset where there has been no motion are called.
A n fault forms when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall a.
Another type of fault is the thrust fault where ground on one side of the fault moves up and over adjacent ground.
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
When the hanging wall moves down in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.