Name: _______________________________

Period: _____

Date: ________________

Faults Online Interactive Notes Sheet

Is this the hanging or foot wall?

Is this the hanging or foot wall?

1. For the Normal Fault:
a. Which wall slid down the fault? ___________________
b. What form of stress causes Normal Faults? ___________________
c. What type of tectonic boundaries tend to produce this form of stress? ___________________
2. For the Reverse Fault:
a. Which wall slid down the fault? ___________________
b. What form of stress causes Reverse Faults? ___________________
c. What type of tectonic boundaries tend to produce this form of stress? ___________________
3. For the Strike-Slip Fault:
a. How do the blocks in Strike-Slip Faults move? ___________________
b. What form of stress causes Strike-Slip Faults? ___________________
c. What type of tectonic boundaries tend to produce this form of stress? ___________________
4. For the Vertical Fault:
a. How do the blocks in Vertical Faults move? ___________________
b. Why arent there hanging or foot walls in Vertical Faults? ___________________
5. For the Thrust Fault:
a. Which wall slid down the fault? ___________________
b. How are Thrust Faults different from Reverse Faults? ___________________
c. What form of stress causes Thrust Faults? ___________________
d. What type of tectonic boundaries tend to produce this form of stress? ___________________
e. Where do Thrust Faults occur? ___________________