________ Are Planar Extensional Structures Which Thin the Crust in Response

question 21

Multiple Choice

________ are planar extensional structures which thin the crust in response to horizontally directed, tensional stresses.

• A)Normal faults
• B)Anticlines
• C)Reverse faults
• D)Thrust faults

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Vectors

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Magnitude

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Parallelogram Method

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