What is the difference between a reverse fault and a thrust fault?
A) A reverse fault is the result of compression, and a thrust fault is the result of tension.
B) A reverse fault lengthens the crust, whereas a thrust fault shortens the crust.
C) A thrust fault has a fault angle of less than 45°, whereas the angle of a reverse fault is greater.
D) Reverse faults are associated with convergent boundaries, and thrust faults are associated with transform boundaries
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Q4: A _ fault is created when the
Q5: What is a fault?
A)A fracture in a
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Q11: Faults form in _ temperature-_ pressure environments.
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