Questions: This type of stress can result in reverse faults (rock slides up the fault plane) shear differential compresjonal tensional

This type of stress can result in reverse faults (rock slides up the fault plane)
shear
differential
compresjonal
tensional
Transcript text: This type of stress can result in reverse faults (rock slides up the fault plane) shear differential compresjonal tensional
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The answer is the third one: compressional.

Explanation for each option:

  • Shear: This type of stress results in strike-slip faults, where rocks slide past each other horizontally.
  • Differential: This term generally refers to varying stress magnitudes in different directions but is not specific to the type of faulting.
  • Compressional: This type of stress results in reverse faults, where rocks are pushed together, causing one block to move up relative to the other.
  • Tensional: This type of stress results in normal faults, where rocks are pulled apart, causing one block to move down relative to the other.

Summary: Compressional stress is responsible for reverse faults, where rocks are pushed together and slide up the fault plane.

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