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fnuegbu

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Define fault scarp. What do scarps reveal about fault motion in the past?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What type of deformation occurs when a rock undergoes stress less than its yield strength? What happens when stress exceeds the yield strength?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A fault scarp is the abrupt vertical displacement of the ground surface along a dip-slip fault. Fault scarps allow for the reconstruction of past motion.

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