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What happens when stress builds at faults?
A) Energy is absorbed.
B) Rock can bend and break.
C) Plates form on the lithosphere.
D) Earthquakes develop at Earth’s surface.
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B) Rock can bend and break.
When stress builds along a fault the rocks deform (bend) elastically and eventually fracture (break); the sudden rupture releases energy and causes earthquakes.
When stress builds along a fault the rocks deform (bend) elastically and eventually fracture (break); the sudden rupture releases energy and causes earthquakes.
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