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The bottom half of a fault is typically referred to as the "footwall." In geological terms, the footwall is the block of rock situated beneath the fault plane, while the block above the fault plane is called the "hanging wall." This terminology is used to describe the relative positions of these rock masses in relation to the fault.
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What is the bottom half of the world called?
The Southern Hemispere
The bottom number of a fraction is the?
The bottom half of a vulgar fraction, for example, 1/2 (one half), is called the denominator. The number denominates (designates) the number of parts in the whole.
What is a half circle called?
a hemisphere
What is a half ball called?
a hemisphere.
How do you turn decimals into fractions with a example?
You divide the top half by the bottom half example: 3/4= .75
What is the bottom half of a fault?
The footwall is the half of the fault that lies below.
What is a bottom half of a fraction?
it is called a denomenator.
What is the top half of a fraction called?
The numerator. The bottom is called the denominator.
What is the bottom half of the world called?
The Southern Hemispere
The bottom half of the earth is called what?
Southern Hemisphere
What is a block of a rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
This block of rock is called a footwall.
What is a block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault?
This block of rock is called a footwall.
What is the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault is called what?
The block of rock below the fault line is called the footwall. This block remains stationary while the other block, called the hanging wall, moves during fault movement.
Half of fault lies below?
The Footwall is half of a fault that lies below .
What is it called when the land splits in half?
When the land splits in half, it is called a rift or a fault. This can happen due to tectonic plate movement or geological forces causing the land to separate.
What is the block of rock that forms a lower half of a fault?
The footwall
The active boundary between a plate is what?
It is called a fault
