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Title: What landform is the downthrown land block between two parallel faults? Post by: Liarec on Mar 7, 2018 What landform is the downthrown land block between two parallel faults?
A. horst B. graben C. terrane D. syncline E. anticline Question 2 What type of fault is the San Andreas fault? A. reverse B. thrust C. upthrown D. normal E. strike-slip Question 3 What is the exposed bedrock on an upthrown block? A. laccolith B. downthrown block C. horst D. fault scarp E. syncline Question 4 What is NOT true about faulting? A. The rock structure is broken. B. One side of the rock structure is forcibly displaced. C. Breaks only occur at the surface. D. Fault block shifts are vertical, horizontal, or both. E. It takes place where crust is weak. Question 5 What is a fold that is particularly forceful, breaks, and reverses its orientation? A. overturned fold B. overthrust fold C. downfold D. syncline E. pseudocline Question 6 What type of stress associated with plate movement causes folding of the crust? A. vertical compression B. shearing C. tension D. bending E. lateral compression Question 7 What is a vertical igneous feature that is very long and thin, often upthrust through preexisting rock? A. laccolith B. batholith C. vein D. dike E. sill Title: What landform is the downthrown land block between two parallel faults? Post by: Mikhailsanu19 on Mar 7, 2018 Content hidden
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