Multiple Choice
The ___________in California is the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates.
A) San Luis Obispo thrust fault
B) Sierra Nevada frontal fault
C) San Andreas strike- slip fault
D) San Francisco normal fault
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q1: In thrust faulting,_ .<br>A)horizontal, tensional stresses drive
Q2: A(n)_fault develops in response to horizontal, tensional
Q3: The term_ refers specifically to geologic mountain
Q4: The_ mountains in North America were formed
Q6: In a thrust fault, the hanging wall
Q7: A horst is_ .<br>A)an uplifted block bounded
Q8: Large circular downwarped structures are called_ .<br>A)anticlines<br>B)basins<br>C)domes<br>D)synclines
Q9: _are fractures showing little or no movement
Q10: The concept that rocks of the crust
Q11: A transform fault is _ .<br>A)a strike-