Question
Which forms as a result of compressional stress?
anticline and syncline
normal fault
strike-slip fault
fault-block mountain
anticline and syncline
normal fault
strike-slip fault
fault-block mountain
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Anticline and syncline.
Compression squeezes and shortens the crust, producing folds (anticlines and synclines) — and also reverse/thrust faults (not listed). Normal faults form from tension; strike-slip from shear.
Compression squeezes and shortens the crust, producing folds (anticlines and synclines) — and also reverse/thrust faults (not listed). Normal faults form from tension; strike-slip from shear.