1) A coal seam is displaced by a fault. A series of structural contours-oriented N-S were drawn to determine the throw of the fault. Based on the structural contours, what is the throw of the fault?50 meters100 meters150 meters250 metersNone of the above2) On a 1:10,000 topographic map with contour interval of 20 meters, what is the actual distance between two points separated by 2 ft length of the map?200 ft.100 ft.175 meters.325 meters.cannot be determined

1) Answer The throw of the fault is the vertical component of separation along the fault plane. To…

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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

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1) A coal seam is displaced by a fault. A series of structural contours-oriented N-S were drawn to determine the throw of the fault. Based on the structural contours, what is the throw of the fault?

50 meters
100 meters
150 meters
250 meters
None of the above

2) On a 1:10,000 topographic map with contour interval of 20 meters, what is the actual distance between two points separated by 2 ft length of the map?