Author Question: True or False: Movement along a dip-slip fault causes an abrupt vertical displacement of the ground ... (Read 138 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

True or False: Movement along a dip-slip fault causes an abrupt vertical displacement of the ground surface called a fault scarp.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

A reverse fault forms when:

A) the hanging wall rock moves downward compared to the footwall.
B) the hanging wall rock moves up along a dip-slip fault compared to the footwall.
C) the fault dips at an angle steeper than 45 degrees.
D) the fault dips at an angle less than 45 degrees.