Like Death Valley, the Dead Sea is a place where you can walk on dry land below sea level, and an apparently unmotivated “hole in the ground” along a strike-slip fault. How do you think it formed?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The Dead Sea is a releasing bend or a stepover between two strike-slip fault segments.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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