FAULTS

• Fault- Is a break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another

STRIKE-SLIP FAULT

• Two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
• Location: transform plate boundaries

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NORAML FAULT

• Forces pull two blocks of rock apart. The block of rock above the fault moves down relative to the block of rock below the fault
• Location: divergent plate boundaries

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REVERSE FAULT

• Forces push two blocks of rock together. The block of rock above the fault moves up relative to the block of rock below the fault.
• Location: convergent plate boundaries

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