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ConcepTest: Fault Displacement

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell, David Steer ( This site may be offline. ) , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

What is the relative displacement of the fault that offsets the road in the photo?

An inconvenient fault a. left lateral
b. right lateral
c. normal
d. reverse

Student Responses:

The correct response is B.
Percentage of students choosing this answer. (% Before Discussion/% After Discussion):

a. left lateral (26%/0%)
b. right lateral (56%/96%)
c. normal (11%/0%)
d. reverse (7%/4%)

in a small (< 60 students) environmental geology class

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