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stress of a fault occurs when slabs of rock are being pulled apart from each other.
Question 1 options:

A)

Compression

B)

Uniform

C)

Shear

D)

Tension

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D) Tension

Tensional (extensional) stress occurs when rock slabs are pulled apart, producing normal faults and crustal thinning (e.g., at divergent plate boundaries).