Conceptual Integrated Science
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135197394
Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 24, Problem 49TE
This photo shows the Aspy Fault along the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada. You can't read the sign, but you can still tell what kind of fault it is by looking at the mountains on either side of the fault. What kind of a fault is the Aspy Fault, and why do you think so?
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