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.

Question

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).