Faults and Plate Boundaries Review

When the hanging wall slides up over the foot wall, this is called a _________fault.

A fracture in the earth's surface where movement has occurred is called a_________.

Strike-Slip faults occur along _____________plate boundaries.

The San Andreas Fault occurs at a _________ boundary and is an example of a ________fault.

Normal faults are caused by ____________stress.

Reverse faults are caused by ____________stress.

When the hanging wall slips down below the foot wall, it is called a ________fault.

When 2 plates slide past each other, a _________fault forms.

When 2 lithospheric plates move apart, this is called a _________plate boundary.

__________occurs at convergent plate boundaries in which an oceanic plate goes under another.

Reverse faults occur along ______________plate boundaries.

When tectonic plates slide past each other, this is called a ________plate boundary.

Normal faults occur along ____________plate boundaries.

When 2 plates collide, this is called a __________plate boundary.

Transform faults are caused by ____________stress.