GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Faults are cracks in the earth’s crust along which there is movement. These can be massive (the boundaries between the tectonic plates themselves) or very small. If tension builds up along a fault and then is suddenly released, the result is an earthquake.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three kinds of plate tectonic boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. This image shows the three main types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plate boundaries are always faults, but not all faults are plate boundaries. The movement of the plates relative to each other distorts the crust in the region of the boundaries creating systems of earthquake faults. There are also major faults and systems of faults in the interiors of plates.

Detailed explanation-4: -A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone.