A crustal block which is down thrown with a steep fault scarp on either side is a ________.
A) fault block mountain
B) horst
C) graben
D) rift valley
E) syncline

Name: A crustal block which is down thrown with a steep fault scarp on either side is a ________. A) fault block mountain B) horst C) graben D) rift valley E) syncline
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This description matches a graben, which is a type of fault-bounded valley formed by the downward movement of a block of crust between two parallel faults.

A Crustal Block Which Is Down Thrown with a Steep