Compressional stress along a fault can result in a dropped footwall block relative to the hanging-wall side,producing a
A) reverse fault.
B) lateral fault.
C) normal fault.
D) strike-slip fault.
E) transform fault.
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Q21: Normal faults are associated with
A)tensional forces.
B)compressional forces.
C)plate
Q22: Fault types are defined by
A)the relative motion
Q23: An exposed footwall with significant vertical extent
Q24: The text presents a satellite image of
Q25: Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)compression
Q27: Tensional stress along a fault can result
Q28: Which of the following represents a surface
Q29: Folded layers of rock can form a
Q30: Domes can be formed by
A)extinct volcanoes.
B)upwarping associated
Q31: A brittle rock is likely to respond
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