Civil Thinking

Normal Faults

Hanging Wall moves DOWN relative to the Footwall

This is the result of Extension

Type of plate boundaries? Mainly divergent

Example video:

Reverse Faults

Hanging Wall moves UP relative to the Footwall

This is the result of Compression

Type of plate boundaries? convergent

Example video: https://www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/fault_reverse_

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