Activity #11: Answers


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Example #1
This fault would experience left-lateral strike-slip.


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Example #2
This fault is a right-lateral reverse fault.


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Example #3
Fault A is a thrust fault.
Fault B is a left-lateral oblique slip fault.

The tectonic forces push on the east and west faces of the block.


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Example #4
Faults A and B are both normal faults.


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