Which mechanism allows strike-slip motion on the Mendocino transform fault to cause localized uplift along segments?

A)Compressional strain due to fault bends✓

B)Isostatic rebound from glacial unloading

C)Thermal expansion from mantle plumes

D)Sediment deposition from river deltas

💡 Explanation

When strike-slip motion occurs through fault bends or stepovers, compressional strain builds up locally because the plates are forced together rather than sliding freely, causing uplift. Therefore compressional strain results in uplift, rather than rebound, thermal expansion, or deposition which require different conditions.

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Which mechanism allows strike-slip motion on the Mendocino transform fault to cause localized uplift along segments?

💡 Explanation

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