During an earthquake,if the hanging wall slides upward relative to the footwall,the fault is termed a ________ fault if the fault is steep (closer to vertical than horizontal).Refer to the figure below for an example of such a feature.

A)normal
B)reverse
C)strike-slip
D)thrust

Question

During an earthquake,if the hanging wall slides upward relative to the footwall,the fault is termed a ________ fault if the fault is steep (closer to vertical than horizontal) .Refer to the figure below for an example of such a feature.

A)normal 
B)reverse 
C)strike-slip 
D)thrust

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When the hanging wall slides upward relative to the footwall, the fault is referred to as a reverse fault if it is steep. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall, which is opposite to what happens in a normal fault, where the hanging wall moves down and under the footwall. Strike-slip faults occur when the fault surfaces slide past each other horizontally, and thrust faults are reverse faults with a shallow angle. However, the question specifies that the fault is steep, so the best answer would be a reverse fault.

During an Earthquake,if the Hanging Wall Slides Upward Relative to the Footwall,the