What is the typical result of compressional stress in the crust?
A. Joint formation
B. Reverse faulting and folding
C. Normal faulting
D. Basin formation
Answer: Option B
Related Questions on Structural Geology
What is the angle between a horizontal line and the dip direction called?
A. Plunge
B. Trend
C. Dip
D. Strike
A fold with limbs that dip away from the center is known as?
A. Anticline
B. Syncline
C. Monocline
D. Dome
What do we call a planar structure resulting from deformation?
A. Lineation
B. Joint
C. Foliation
D. Fold axis

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