What is the angle between a horizontal line and the dip direction called?
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A fold with limbs that dip away from the center is known as?
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What do we call a planar structure resulting from deformation?
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Which structure is formed due to brittle deformation?
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The intersection of a bedding plane with a horizontal surface is called?
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A fault in which hanging wall moves up relative to footwall is called?
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The axis of a fold is also known as the?
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Which of the following is a primary geological structure?
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What is a graben?
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A syncline has limbs that dip?
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Which fault shows horizontal displacement?
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The dip of a vertical bed is?
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A structure that is concave upward with the oldest rocks at the center is a?
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Which type of stress causes elongation and thinning?
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A thrust fault is a type of?
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What is the plane that divides a fold as symmetrically as possible?
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What type of fold has both limbs dipping in the same direction?
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In a plunging fold, the hinge line is?
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The horizontal line on an inclined bedding surface is called?
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Faults with both vertical and horizontal movement are called?
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