Reverse Fault for Dummies

Hey there! So, let's talk about "reverse fault." I'm here to help you understand this concept in the best way possible, using simple and easy words. So, imagine you're standing on a really, really big piece of paper. And this paper represents the Earth's crust. Now, sometimes the Earth's crust can crack and move around, kind of like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

Now, a reverse fault is when these cracked puzzle pieces come together in a special way. One piece of the crust is pushed up and over the other piece, just like when you make a sandwich with two slices of bread and push them together. The bread on top gets pushed upward and the bread on the bottom gets pushed downward.

In the same way, when there's a reverse fault, one piece of the Earth's crust is pushed up and the other piece is pushed down. This usually happens when two tectonic plates, which are like huge chunks of the Earth's crust, run into each other. And it's like they're playing a pushing game, but instead of just moving sideways, they push each other vertically, up and down.

Now, let me give you an example to help it sink in. Imagine you have two big bookshelves, one on top of the other. Suddenly, they start to slide into each other like a reverse fault. The bottom bookshelf moves upward and the top bookshelf moves downward. The movement between the two bookshelves is what we call a reverse fault.

So, to sum it up, a reverse fault happens when two pieces of the Earth's crust push against each other and one moves up while the other moves down. It's like making a sandwich with two pieces of bread or when two bookshelves slide into each other. And that's what we mean by "reverse fault." I hope that makes sense to you now!