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True or False: The rocks below a fault are called the footwall.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

Faults are:
 
  A) cracks where displacement has occurred.
  B) fracture planes along which rocks used to move but don't any longer.
  C) fractures in the bedrock.
  D) fracture planes along which rocks move.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: TRUE

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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