Compression cannot produce
A)anticlines.
B)synclines.
C)normal faults.
D)reverse faults.

Name: Compression cannot produce A)anticlines. B)synclines. C)normal faults. D)reverse faults.
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Compression in the Earth's crust typically results in the formation of folds such as anticlines and synclines, and reverse faults, due to the shortening and thickening of the crust. Normal faults, however, are associated with extensional forces, not compressional forces.

Compression Cannot Produce