Describe four common types of faults and the key characteristics or motion of each
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ANSWER: Normal faults involve motion at a divergent boundary where rock above the fault slips down and over the rocks beneath the fault.
Reverse faults involve motion of rock on the upper side of a fault up and over rock beneath the fault.
Strike-slip faults involve motion at a transform boundary and involve horizontal motion parallel to the fault.
Thrust faults are similar to reverse faults, but the fault surface is more gently inclined. Blind thrust faults involve motion that does not reach the surface.
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