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surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break?
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fault
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vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault?
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earthquake
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break in rock caused by tension forces where rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface?
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normal fault
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break in rock caused by compress forces where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the surface?
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reverse fault
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break in fault caused by shear forces where rocks move past each other without much verticle movement?
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strike-slip fault
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What is an earthquake?
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vibrations that are produced when rocks break along the fault
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The Himalaya in Tibet formed when two of earth's [;ates collided. What type of fault do you expect to find in these Mountains? Why?
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Strike-slip fault because they were moving past each other.
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IN what direction do rocks above a normal fault surface to move?
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Downward
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Why is California's San Andreas sault a strike slip fault?
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It is a boundary between two plates that are moving past each other
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