Name __________________________  date ______________

Fault Systems Vocabulary  - Write the meaning and make a small sketch to help you remember it.

plate tectonics -

boundary-

contraction-

convergent plate boundary -

extension -

divergent plate boundary

transform plate boundary

fault -

normal fault -

hanging wall -

foot wall -

thrust fault (reverse fault) -

strike-slip fault -

friction -

strike -

dip -

subduction -

direction of force -

rift -

tension  -

deformation -