Ans: D) horizontally directed; compressive stresses
Which one of the following stress situations results in folding of flat-lying, sedimentary strata?
A) horizontally directed; extensional stresses
B) vertically directed; extensional or stretching stresses
C) vertically directed; compressional stresses
D) horizontally directed; compressive stresses
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