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    A _____Occurs When the Fault Plane Forms a Low Angle
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A _____Occurs When the Fault Plane Forms a Low Angle

Question 7

Question 7

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A _____occurs when the fault plane forms a low angle relative to the horizontal,resulting in the overlying block being shifted over the underlying.


A) lateral fault
B) thrust fault
C) normal fault
D) strike-slip fault
E) shear fault.

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