If a fault is nearly vertical in orientation and the two walls of rock on opposite sides slide past one another horizontally,the fault is termed ____________.
A) normal
B) reverse
C) strike-slip
D) thrust

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A strike-slip fault occurs when two blocks of rock slide past each other horizontally, with little to no vertical movement. The fault plane is nearly vertical in orientation. Normal faults involve vertical movement where one block drops down relative to the other block, while reverse faults involve vertical movement where one block moves up and over the other block. Thrust faults are reverse faults with a low angle of dip.

If a Fault Is Nearly Vertical in Orientation and the Two