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What is a fault plane?
What is a fault plane?
- The plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault (correct)
- A place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface
- The zone of crushed rock along a single fault
- The line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault
What causes most earthquakes?
What causes most earthquakes?
- Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults (correct)
- The action of plate tectonic forces
- Aseismic creep
- Prolonged motion along closely spaced faults
What is a fault trace?
What is a fault trace?
- A place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface (correct)
- The line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault
- The zone of crushed rock along a single fault
- The plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault
What are megathrust faults associated with?
What are megathrust faults associated with?
What is a fault zone?
What is a fault zone?
What is a fault plane?
What is a fault plane?
What is a fault trace?
What is a fault trace?
What causes most earthquakes?
What causes most earthquakes?
What is a fault zone?
What is a fault zone?
How do large faults within Earth's crust primarily form?
How do large faults within Earth's crust primarily form?
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