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

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Chemistry

Bella Mann

13 September, 19:45

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

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Barrett Brock · Answer 1

normal fault

First Mate · Answer 2

The feature observed by the scientist in the given case is a normal fault.

A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall is considered as a normal fault. Such kind of faults takes place when the two blocks of rock are pulled away from each other, due to tension. A fault in geology refers to a discontinuity or planar fracture in a volume of rock, through which there has been substantial displacement as an outcome of rock-mass movement.