What kind of rock property is displayed by this symbol on a geologic map?
a symbol made from a horizontal line with a half arrow above the line and pointing to the right and a half arrow below the line and pointing to the left.

strike-slip fault

thrust fault

brittle fracture

Geologic maps represent the distribution of different types of rock and surficial deposits, as well as locations of geologic structures such as faults and folds. To read a geologic map is to understand not only where materials and structures are located, but also how and when these features formed.

c. seafloor spreading occurs.

d. crust becomes molten rock.

e. denser plates slide under lighter plates.