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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

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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