Question

Select all correct answers! If a fault is nearly vertical in orientation and the two walls of rock on opposite sides slide past one another horizontally, the fault is termed a

a) Normal fault
b) Reverse fault
c) Strike-slip fault
d) Transform fault

Answer 1

The correct terms for a nearly vertical fault where two walls of rock slide past each other horizontally are Strike-slip fault and Transform fault.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a fault is nearly vertical in orientation and the two walls of rock on opposite sides slide past one another horizontally, the fault is termed both a c) Strike-slip fault and d) Transform fault. These terms describe faults where the movement is predominantly horizontal. The surfaces of the fault slide past each other in opposite directions. This can be contrasted with a) Normal fault, where the hanging wall moves downward in relation to the footwall, and b) Reverse fault (or thrust fault if the dip is shallow), where the hanging wall moves upward in relation to the footwall.

A fault that is nearly vertical in orientation and has two walls of rock on opposite sides sliding past one another horizontally is termed a strike-slip fault. In this type of fault, there is horizontal displacement and no vertical movement. Examples of strike-slip faults include the San Andreas Fault in California and the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey.