A polished surface produced by scraping of rock along a fault is termed a(n)________.
A) orogeny
B) phylogeny
C) aureole
D) slickenside

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A polished surface produced by scraping of rock along a fault is called a slickenside. Option A (orogeny) refers to the process of mountain building. Option B (phylogeny) refers to the evolutionary history of an organism or group of organisms. Option C (aureole) refers to the zone of contact metamorphism around an igneous intrusion.

A Polished Surface Produced by Scraping of Rock Along a Fault