_________ results from compression forces squeezing rocks together; rock above the fault surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface.

Respuesta :

Answer:

reverse fault

Explanation:

Reverse fault -

It is the process , where the Earth on either side of the fault ( any breakdown on the surface of the earth , i.e. , the crust ) moves upward , with respect to the other , is known as a reverse fault.

It is a type of dip - slip fault.

It is reverse to the normal fault.

The reason for the generation of a reverse fault , could be compression of the rocks.