Compressional stress on rock can cause strong and deep earthquakes, usually at _____. a.normal faults b.reverse faults c.strike-slip faults d.anticlines

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User: Compressional stress on rock can cause strong and deep earthquakes, usually at _____. a.normal faults b.reverse faults c.strike-slip faults d.anticlines

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User: During an earthquake, some of the crust can sink under the ocean. True or False

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User: Shear stress created the San Andreas Fault in Southern California. It is an example of a _____. a.normal fault b.reverse fault c.strike-slip fault d.syncline

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Compressional stress on rock can cause strong and deep earthquakes, usually at REVERSE FAULTS.

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Shear stress created the San Andreas Fault in Southern California. It is an example of a strike-slip fault.

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