Multiple Choice
A transform fault is ____________ .
A) a strike- slip fault that forms the boundary between tectonic plates
B) a reverse fault that steepens into a thrust fault
C) the rift bounding faults on a mid- ocean ridge
D) a dip- slip fault connecting an anticline with a syncline
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q9: _are fractures showing little or no movement
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