Discussion
A reverse fault indicates that the crust has been subjected to
Answer: C
Correct answer: compression
On a reverse fault the hanging wall rides up over the footwall, which shortens the crust horizontally. Shortening requires compression, so reverse faulting is characteristic of convergent settings - subduction zones and continental collisions such as the Himalaya. Normal faulting is the tensional counterpart, and strike-slip faulting the shear one.
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