A thrust fault is ____.
A) a strike-slip fault
B) one in which the hanging wall moves down
C) a variety of reverse fault
D) a variety of a normal fault
E) a response to horizontal tensional stress

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A thrust fault is a specific type of reverse fault in which the fault plane angle is less steep than 45 degrees. In a thrust fault, the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall, causing older rocks to be pushed on top of younger rocks.

A Thrust Fault Is ____