A thrust fault is best described as ________.
a.) a vertical, normal fault
b.) a low-angle, reverse fault
c.) a near vertical, strike-slip fault
d.) a steeply inclined, oblique-slip fault
Answer: b.) a low-angle, reverse fault
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Place a check mark in the rock type column that corresponds to the process that could form or alter that rock.
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