You are a seismologist and are driving out to a location where a fault has recently shifted. When you arrive at the location, you see that the road you are driving on was constructed across the fault line
Because of slippage along the fault, the road ahead has been shifted to the left by 20 feet. What kind of fault is present?
A) Left-lateral strike-slip
B) Right-lateral strike-slip
C) Thrust
D) Normal
Answer: A
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