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