In a ____________ fault,the fault plane is greater than 35° from horizontal and the hanging-wall block moves upward relative to the footwall block.

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In a reverse fault, the fault plane is at an angle greater than 35° from horizontal and the hanging-wall block moves upward relative to the footwall block. This is in contrast to a normal fault, where the hanging-wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block, and a thrust fault, where the fault plane is at a shallow angle and the hanging-wall block moves upward. A detachment fault involves the detachment of a large block of rock along a gently dipping fault plane.

In a ____________ Fault,the Fault Plane Is Greater Than 35°