Question
The image below shows a fault.
Which describes the motion of the plates?
O The hanging wall and footwall both move vertically.
O Shearing is causing the plates to slide past each
other.
O The hanging wall moves down in relation to the
footwall.
Compression is causing the plates to move toward
each other.
Footwall
Hanging wall
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Answer
Shearing is causing the plates to slide past each other and the hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall.