Question

Choose the geologic formation that fits the description: rocks are stretched, moved vertically into blocks, and dropped; the lower blocks are called graben and the taller blocks called horst.

tilted fault block mountains

ocean ridges

folded mountains

lifted fault block mountains

Answer 1

The geologic formation that fits the description you provided is **tilted fault block mountains**. In this setting, the rocks are stretched and move vertically along faults, resulting in blocks of crust that are either uplifted (horsts) or down-dropped (grabens).