If a geologist was examining a line that ran across a rock face,how could he or she best determine whether the line was a joint or fault?
A) by consulting a geologic map of the area
B) by looking for telltale signs of movement on either side of the line
C) by measuring the strike and dip of the line
D) by looking for signs of erosion
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Q28: A fold shaped like an elongate trough
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Q31: In a _ fault,the fault plane is
Q32: A fold shaped like an right-side-up bowl
Q33: Motion along all faults is either strike
Q34: In a _ fault,the fault plane is
Q36: A fold shaped like an elongate arch
Q38: The sides of a fold,where curvature is
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