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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Q. What does the reverse fault cause to the crust of the Earth?

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Q. Thrust faults belong to which variety of faults?

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Q. What is the fault angle of the thrust faults?

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Q. The type of thrust in which the hanging wall seems to have been actively and actually displaced with respect to a passive foot wall is called ___________

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Q. Which mountain range presents example of thrust faults?

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Q. What is the term used for blocks or rocks that have been translated to great distances?

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Q. The term which studied under faults but also is associated with folding is ___________

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Q. The phenomenon not associated with imbricate structures is ___________

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