2007-01-08 11:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by andres m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Tensional. Things are getting pushed in, so you get the two sides of the fault sliding closer together, or more accurately, the hanging wall moves up the foot wall.
A normal fault is caused by extensional forces, where things get pulled apart.
2007-01-08 12:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by kiddo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reverse faults occur in areas undergoing compression. The hanging wall rises relative to the footwall.
2007-01-08 15:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by intrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If the convection of heat under lithosphere rotates one in clock wise and other in anti clock wise it will move the tectonic plates in the opposite direction Called extensional.
2007-01-08 18:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋