Along strike-slip faults, which mechanism causes formation of sag ponds in arid environments?

💡 Explanation

Along strike-slip faults, localized crustal extension during fault creep creates pull-apart basins which accumulate water, forming sag ponds because discontinuous fault motion causes differential subsidence. Therefore pull-apart basins retain water, rather than dissolution, sedimentation, or rebound, which lack localized forces related to lateral fault movement.

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