Which mechanism causes uplift and terrace formation parallel to a coastline along a strike-slip fault?

💡 Explanation

When there are bends or jogs in a strike-slip fault, localized compression occurs because the plates on either side must either override or buckle depending on the geometry, creating uplift. Therefore terrace formation results, rather than erosion dominance, accretion, or thermal expansion, which rely on different tectonic settings.

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