Asked by caleb
How does an oblique fault move?
Pieces slide past each other.
One piece rises.
Pieces move horizontally and vertically.
One piece dips down.
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Pieces move horizontally and vertically.
An oblique (oblique-slip) fault combines strike-slip (side-to-side) and dip-slip (up-and-down) motion, so the blocks move with both horizontal and vertical components.
An oblique (oblique-slip) fault combines strike-slip (side-to-side) and dip-slip (up-and-down) motion, so the blocks move with both horizontal and vertical components.
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