which type of fault is least likely to form mountains? explain.
choices:
-normal faults
-reverse faults
-strike-slip faults
2007-01-11 12:39:40 · 4 answers · asked by Hilary D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
strike slip.
both normal and reverse faults involve vertical movement. one side of the fault forcing the other either up or down. strike slip are moving past eachother on a horizontal plane.
2007-01-11 12:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by bjcinsf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A strike-slip fault has more-or-less horizontal movement and doesn't move up/down like the other two choices. Therefore, strike-slip faults are less likely to form mountains.
2007-01-11 12:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strike-slip faults - ( i dont know how to describe without a sketch) but the components move horizontally whereas normal and reverse faults have a hanging wall and a foot wall and one goes up and the other goes down therfore more topography is created when there is activity.
earthquakes-there noones fault
2007-01-11 13:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
>>> Normal faults <<< are the result of pullling apart, and are the _least_likely_ to produce mountains.
Reverse faults require compression and can often be associated with mountains.
Strike-slip faults can have zones of compression or tension. The areas of compression can produce mountains.
2007-01-11 14:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by David R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋