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Question 28 • TX-Earth and Space Science A

Which three are formed due to compression?

Answer
A
syncline, normal fault, and strike-slip fault
B
anticline, syncline, and reverse fault
C
normal fault, anticline, and strike-slip fault
D
reverse fault, strike-slip fault, and syncline

Explanation

Compression squeezes rock layers together, causing them to fold into anticlines and synclines. It can also produce reverse faults, where one block of rock is pushed up over another. Normal faults form from tension, and strike-slip faults result mainly from sideways motion, so the correct choice is “anticline, syncline, and reverse fault.”

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