Why is there a basin associated with some thrust faults?





A) Thrust faults thin the crust and cause subsidence.

B) Thrust faults form passive margins.

C) Thrust sheets depress the crust in front of the thrust.

D) Thrust sheets form a continent rift.


C) Thrust sheets depress the crust in front of the thrust.

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