Forces in Earth's Crust Answers

What type of stress occurs when a rock mass is pushed in parallel and opposite directions?

Which best describes how wedge basins form?

The image is of the formation of a fault-block mountain.

In which type of fault is the hanging wall above the footwall?

A scientist observes a feature where the hanging wall moved downward relative to the footwall. Which feature does the scientist observe?

Where does shearing often occur?

Which force created a fault-block mountain?

A scientist observes a fault where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Which type of fault is the scientist observing?

A scientist observes rock masses that have moved past each other in opposite horizontal directions. Which feature does the scientist observe?

How is a plateau different from a fault-block mountain?