Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests. The layers near the trough (i.e. downward fold) form
A) shear.
B) a thrust fault.
C) a tension zone.
D) a syncline.
E) an anticline.
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. Northwest Pacific b. Southeast Pacific c. Western Central Pacific d. Northeast Atlantic
e. Eastern Indian Ocean
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