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Fault (geology)

earth science Maturity 7-9

Rocks can break and move.

Piqiang Fault, China detail.jpg
Piqiang Fault, China detail.jpg
This crack is called a fault. The ground can slip. This can make an earthquake. It is how the Earth moves. Do you feel the ground shake?

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File:Piqiang Fault, China detail.jpg
Piqiang Fault, China detail.jpg
File:Hanging & footwall.jpg
Hanging & footwall.jpg
File:strike slip fault.png
strike slip fault.png
File:Nor rev.png
Nor rev.png
File:Normal fault diagram.gif
Normal fault diagram.gif
File:Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
Fault-Horst-Graben.svg
File:Reverse fault.gif
Reverse fault.gif
File:Thrust with fault bend fold.svg
Thrust with fault bend fold.svg
File:Oblique slip fault.svg
Oblique slip fault.svg
File:FaultZone.jpg
FaultZone.jpg
File:FaultGouge.JPG
FaultGouge.JPG
File:CREIGHTON-fault-sudbury-basin-science-north.jpg
CREIGHTON-fault-sudbury-basin-science-north.jpg
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