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CORALGRILL2014

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Faults that show a combination of dip-slip and strike-slip movement are
 
  A) reverse faults.
  B) strike-dip faults.
  C) oblique-slip faults.
  D) diagonal-strike faults.

Question 2

Why are some faults named reverse faults?
 
  A) The rock moves in one direction, then reverses and moves in another direction.
  B) The rock moves in opposite directions on each side of the fault.
  C) The rock on the hanging wall moves opposite to the direction it does in a normal fault.
  D) The rock on the hanging wall moves perpendicular to the direction of a thrust fault.



katheyjon

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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