Geography, 15.04.2020 03:40 tacojordan4128

Assuming that the distance that the hanging wall moves along the fault plane is the same for two comparable reverse faults with different fault-plane angles, what is the relationship between the angle of the dip of the fault plane and how much crustal extension or compression takes place?

A. the smaller the angle of the fault plane, the greater the compression of the crust.
B. the greater the angle of the fault plane, the greater the compression of the crust.
C. the smaller the angle of the fault plane, the greater the extension of the crust.
D. the greater the angle of the fault plane, the greater the extension of the crust.
E. the smaller the angle of the fault plane, the lesser the compression of the crust.

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