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 Mark this and return Save and Exit Next Submit

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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.

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The image shows a fault, which is a fracture in the Earth's crust where two plates have moved in relation to each other. The motion of the...
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