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Forces in Earths Crust

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Total cards: 13•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Normal Fault

Back (Answer)

Hanging wall moving downwards Foot wall moving upwards

#2
Front (Question)

What kind of stress pulls apart Normal Faults

Back (Answer)

Tension

#3
Front (Question)

What do 2 parallel Normal Faults form

Back (Answer)

Fault block mountains

#4
Front (Question)

hot are Fault block mountains made?

Back (Answer)

2 Normal Faults leave an elevated area between them

#5
Front (Question)

How many footwalls do Fault Block Mountains have?

Back (Answer)

1

#6
Front (Question)

Where are Fault Block Mountains found?

Back (Answer)

The Great Basin

#7
Front (Question)

Reverse Fault

Back (Answer)

Hanging wall moves upwards Foot wall moves downwards

#8
Front (Question)

What kind of stress make Fault block Mountains?

Back (Answer)

Tension

#9
Front (Question)

What kind of stress makes reverse Faults

Back (Answer)

Compression (Convergence)

#10
Front (Question)

Thrust Fault

Back (Answer)

A special type of reverse fault where the fault is less than 45 degrees, but otherwise same every other way

#11
Front (Question)

Rift Valley

Back (Answer)

2 normal faults leaving an open area between them as they are pushed outward

#12
Front (Question)

How may foot walls and hanging walls are there in a rift valley?

Back (Answer)

2 foot walls 1 hanging walll

#13
Front (Question)

Strike-slip vault

Back (Answer)

Caused by shearing Very little up and down movement