GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of force creates a normal fault?
A
Compression
B
Tension
C
Shearing
D
Confining
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In terms of faulting, compressive stress produces reverse faults, tensional stress produces normal faults, and shear stress produces transform faults .

Detailed explanation-2: -Normal faults result from tensional forces when rocks are displaced away from each other. Reverse faults results of compressional forces when rocks are displaced towards each other. Strike-slip or transform faults results from either compressional or extensional forces when rocks slip parallell to each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downward below the footwall. Normal fault stress is known as tensional stress, which creates a tension fault where two plates move apart from one another.

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