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Fault block

earth science Maturity 7-9

The Earth has big pieces of rock.

Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
These pieces can move. They can go up or down. This makes big hills and valleys.
Teton fault block.jpg
Teton fault block.jpg
These shapes change how our world looks. Can you find a big hill?

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File:Hanging Hills.jpg
Hanging Hills.jpg
File:Strikeslip-fault.gif
Strikeslip-fault.gif
File:Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
File:Teton fault block.jpg
Teton fault block.jpg
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