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nika2105 [10]
3 years ago
5

In which direction does a reverse fault cause the land to move?

Biology
2 answers:
bazaltina [42]3 years ago
5 0
The answer is Up because <span>in a reverse fault, compression (plates crashing together) it causes the hanging wall to move up. </span>
Ilia_Sergeevich [38]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Vertically

Explanation:

A fault is a rupture or fracture in the earth's crust (outer layer). The Earth's crust moves along these faults,<em> in the case of reverse faults that movement occurs vertically, the earth on one side moves up and over the other side, </em>I annexed an image to illustrate this motion.<em> </em>This kind of fault motion is caused by compressional forces and results in shortening.

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