Another class of active faults is created by southern California pushing into the "Big Bend" of the San Andreas Fault; these faults are ________.
A. mostly north-south-oriented normal faults
B. mostly north-south-oriented thrust faults (reverse faults)
C. mostly east-west-oriented thrust faults (reverse faults)
D. mostly east-west-oriented normal faults
Answer: C
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