[DOC] [TLE] Fault Lines: Facts About Cracks in the Earth - Live Science [PAR] Sep 25, 2014 ... There are three kinds of faults: strike-slip, normal and thrust (reverse) ... These 
faults are commonly found in collisions zones, where tectonic plates ... The 
deepest earthquakes occur on reverse faults at about 375 miles (600... [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes & Earth's Interior - Tulane University [PAR] Sep 24, 2015 ... Earthquakes occur when energy stored in elastically strained rocks is .... Strike 
Slip Faults - are faults where the displacement on the fault ... There are two types 
of body waves: P-waves and S waves. .... Hillsides crack if ground is wet. .... 
Earthquakes along these boundaries show strike-slip motion on the... [DOC] [TLE] Faults and Faulting - Penn State Earthquake Seismology [PAR] A fault is a crack across which the rocks have been offset. ... different faults can 
accommodate different styles of rock deformation, such as compression and 
extension. ... When an earthquake occurs only a part of a fault is involved in the 
rupture. ... Structure of an exposed section of a vertical strike-slip fault zone (after
... [DOC] [TLE] Faultline: Earthquake Faults & The San Andreas Fault | Exploratorium [PAR] Three basic fault types: strike-slip, normal, and reverse. See larger ... Most 
earthquakes occur along cracks in the planet's surface called faults. These cracks 
may... [DOC] [TLE] Strike-Slip Fault: Definition & Example | Study.com [PAR] A crack that runs through rock and soil and anything else that gets in the way. ... 
There are two different types of strike-slip fault, which are really only different 
based ... Earthquakes occur because the crust of the earth moves along its 
fractures, or faults. ... The transform faults zig-zag between these spreading 
points, relieving... [DOC] [TLE] Fault - The shape of the land, Forces and changes, Spotlight on ... [PAR] Some of these fractures, called faults, lie beneath the surface of the crust. ... A 
fault is defined as a crack or fracture in Earth's crust along which rock on one side 
has .... or reverse and strike-slip movement, it is known as an oblique-slip fault. ... 
Although a major earthquake along the fault will probably occur only once every
... [DOC] [TLE] SCEC USEIT - University of Southern California [PAR] An earthquake is the shaking of the ground caused by an abrupt shift of rock ... 
Faults are essentially cracks in layers of rock, along which displacement occurs. 
... They can be divided into three different fault types: Dip-Slip, Strike-Slip, and 
Oblique. ... Left-lateral strike-slip faults occur when the two side move parallel to 
one... [DOC] [TLE] What is an earthquake? by makayla smith on Prezi [PAR] Cracks along which rocks slip are called faults. ... types of faults: dip-slip normal, 
dip-slip reverse, strike-slip, and oblique-slip. How do earthquakes happen? [DOC] [TLE] Basics--Geologic Structures - Commons [PAR] Jul 18, 2013 ... Earthquakes and faults occur in the shallow crust, where rocks are relatively ... 
The most basic types of folds are anticlines and synclines. ... erosion has stripped 
away the upper parts of these structures so that the ... Strike-slip faults are steep 
or vertical faults along which the rocks on ... Oblique-Slip Faults. [DOC] [TLE] Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes [PAR] Earthquake occurrence in different plate tectonic settings: ... Most of the 
continental mountain belts occur where plates are pressing ... At spreading 
ridges, or similar extensional boundaries, earthquakes are shallow, aligned 
strictly along the axis ... shallow, running as deep as 25 km; mechanisms indicate 
strike-slip motion. [DOC] [TLE] EARTHQUAKES - Fact Monster [PAR] Most occur at cracks called FAULTS, at the boundaries where the plates meet. ... 
the ground shakes somewhere in the world, but these vibrations are usually 
minor ... The rocks along a fault may move up or down, sideways or diagonally, ... 
OBLIQUE-SLIP FAULT. In a strike-

Question: Strike slip & oblique slip are types of these cracks along which earthquakes occur
Answer: fault lines