Consider the faulting illustrated here. In a normal fault, the block above the fault moves down relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by tensional forces. Which of these would LEAST likely be predicted to occur along the fault line shown here

Question

Consider the faulting illustrated here. In a normal fault, the block above the fault moves down relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by tensional forces. Which of these would LEAST likely be predicted to occur along the fault line shown here

Answer 1

1. Earthquakes

2. Formation of a graben
3. Subsidence of the land surface
4. Uplift of the land surface

The least likely prediction to occur along the fault line shown would be option 4: Uplift of the land surface. This is because a normal fault is caused by tensional forces that result in the block above the fault moving down relative to the block below the fault. Therefore, uplift of the land surface would be unlikely in this scenario.