Transcript Types of Faults and Plate Tectonics

Types of Faults and Plate
Tectonics
April 4, 2016
Convergent Boundary
• Occurs when two plates push together
• Fault that forms here are called reverse or
thrust faults
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• Himalayas contain this type of fault
Divergent Boundary
• Occurs when two tectonic plates are
pulled apart
• Fault that occurs here are called normal
faults
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• Sierra Nevada Mountains contain this type
of fault
Transform Boundary
• Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past
each other
• Fault that occurs at this boundary is called
a strike-slip fault
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• San Andreas Fault is an example of this
type of fault
Folding
• Rocks are bent or curved, but do not break