Question

The part of the land that dips down into the ground is called the , and the part that pops up is called the .

• A. Horst
• B. Fault
• C. Fold
• D. Graben

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Horst
D Graben

Tectonic plates slowly move apart until they finally break, sometimes in multiple places. These breaks are called fault lines. The land shifts along these fault lines. When this happens, the middle block just slides down, and the other blocks are elevated on either side of the dip. These are the block mountains. The part of the land that dips down into the ground is called the Graben, and the part that pops up is called the Horst.