Pūtaiao

hapa

fault (geological)

tūingoa, tūmahi poro

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He tawhā i te kirinuku. Ka nekeneke ngā toka o ia taha o te tawhā, arā, ka neke ngā toka ki ngā taha, ki runga, ki raro rānei, he whakapiri, he whakawehewehe rānei i te whenua.

A fracture in the Earth’s crust which results in the movement of rocks on either side of it. These movements may slide sideways, up and down, push together or move apart.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko hea ngā hapa matua i Aotearoa nei?

Rārangihia mai ngā tāone o Aotearoa e noho ana ki runga hapa.

Ko te hapa tētahi piere roa i te kirinuku.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Ka puta mai he hapa i ngā wāhi e tanuku ana, e renarena ana a raro. Ka toro atu ētahi hapa ki te hōhonutanga o Papatūānuku, ka toro anō ētahi i te whānui o tētahi paparahi. Ka kīia ēnei, he ripa hapa.

Ko ngā hapa matua o te ao kei ngā wāhi e pūtahi ana ngā papaneke i te kirinuku i raro. I te putanga ake o te rū, ka tino puare ētahi hapa, ka āia whakarunga te whenua i ētahi hapa, ka āia whakararo, ka āia ki ngā taha rānei:

Koia nei ngā ripa hapa matua o Aotearoa:

KUPU KĒ ATU

tanuku

Tauira KŌrero

Ko hea ngā hapa matua i Aotearoa nei?

Rārangihia mai ngā tāone o Aotearoa e noho ana ki runga hapa.

Ko te hapa tētahi piere roa i te kirinuku.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga