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What would be the name of the fault type that you would see at the location of the yellow star?  Note that the yellow star is located at a divergent boundary.   A) strike-slip B) normal C) thrust D) reverse

What would be the name of the fault type that you would see at the location of the yellow star?  Note that the yellow star is located at a divergent boundary.   A) strike-slip B) normal C) thrust D) reverse

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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6) What would be the name of the fault type that you would see at the location of the yellow star?  Note that the yellow star is located at a divergent boundary.

 

A) strike-slip
B) normal
C) thrust
D) reverse
300 km 70 60 Cuba NORTH AMERICAN PLATE -20 20 - Hispaniol Jamaica Gu CARIBBEAN PLATE 15- St V Ba -10 10- COCO SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE 70 PLATE 60 Recent Earthquakes Epicenters, Depths < 60 km, M > 3.5, January, 1967 to April, 1999 (USGS) Sources for Shallow Earthquakes Convergent plate boundary Transform plate boundary + Divergent plate boundary Recent volcanic eruptions in the eastem Canbbean, from north to south: Soufriere Hills, Montsenat (1995-1998) Soufriere, Guadalupe (1976-1977) Mount Pelee, Martinique (1902, 1929) Soufriere, St. Vincent (1902, 1971-1979) Kick-em Jenny, Grenada (submarine)
Transcribed Image Text:300 km 70 60 Cuba NORTH AMERICAN PLATE -20 20 - Hispaniol Jamaica Gu CARIBBEAN PLATE 15- St V Ba -10 10- COCO SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE 70 PLATE 60 Recent Earthquakes Epicenters, Depths < 60 km, M > 3.5, January, 1967 to April, 1999 (USGS) Sources for Shallow Earthquakes Convergent plate boundary Transform plate boundary + Divergent plate boundary Recent volcanic eruptions in the eastem Canbbean, from north to south: Soufriere Hills, Montsenat (1995-1998) Soufriere, Guadalupe (1976-1977) Mount Pelee, Martinique (1902, 1929) Soufriere, St. Vincent (1902, 1971-1979) Kick-em Jenny, Grenada (submarine)
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