Q. The finely pulverized, clay-like powdered rock material is ___________

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Q. The evidence of slickensides is easily observed in old faults.

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Q. Gouge and fault breccia are both in finely powdered form.

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Q. Which type of classification emphasises on appearance?

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Q. Type of fault not considered under apparent movement as basis is ___________

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Q. Fault in which hanging wall has apparently moved down with respect to foot wall is ___________

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Q. What do the normal faults cause to the crust of the Earth?

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Q. It can be with certainty whether it was the hanging wall which moved down or the foot wall which moved up.

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Q. Most common angle of normal faults is ___________

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Q. What is the other name for normal faults?

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Q. Alps in an example of which type of fault?

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Q. Horst and graben are physiographic features of which type of faults?

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Q. The type of fault which appears in such a way that the central wedge appears raised high up with respect to the sides is ___________

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Q. Block mountains are caused by which type of faults?

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Q. Which fault is the reverse of horst?

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Q. Horsts and grabens are believed to occur due to ___________

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Q. Faults involving extensive blocks and resulting in horsts and grabens are called ___________

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Q. Faults in which the fault plane is vertical and the resulting movement is vertical is ___________

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Q. In which fault the hanging wall appears to have moved up with respect to the foot wall?

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Q. The fault in which the fault plane is generally inclined between 45° and horizontal is ___________

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