A scientist observes rock masses that have moved past each other in opposite horizontal directions. Which feature does the scientist observe? plateau syncline strike-slip fault fault-block mountain

the correct anser is strike slip

The correct answer is strike-slip fault.

Explanation:

When we talk about a fault, we mean a flat or just curved crack that is in the outermost solid layer of the Earth, that is, in the crust.

Here it is generated that the rocks move because of the tension that exists on the opposite sides of the fault.

The types of existing faults are: horizontal, vertical, or inclined (in the direction of any angle).

We classify them according to two characteristics: the distance in their displacement, and the angle of inclination.

In the case of strike-slip fault, they are vertical fractures that are generated by horizontal compression, and the rocks that form it move in parallel with this compression force, in the horizontal direction.

They are usually between the limit of the oceanic and continental plates, and an example of this type of failure is The San Andreas Fault.