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    A __________ Fault Is Where Compressional Activity Results in a Fault
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A __________ Fault Is Where Compressional Activity Results in a Fault

Question 25

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A __________ fault is where compressional activity results in a fault in which the block on top of the fault moves up and over the block of rock below.the crust on one side rides up over the other.

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