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debasdf

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on: Jul 16, 2018
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.


jasonq

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

Answer: TRUE

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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