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← GeographyWhich mechanism causes uplift when strike-slip fault experiences restraining bend?
A)Compression leading to thrust faulting✓
B)Erosion decreasing overburden pressure
C)Extension creating normal faulting
D)Melting from increased friction heating
💡 Explanation
When a strike-slip fault encounters a restraining bend, compression occurs because the plates are forced together, leading to local thrust faulting and uplift. Therefore compressional uplift results, rather than erosion, extension, or melting, which require other geological conditions.
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