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Why are faults important to know about?
Because faults are greatly related to Earthquakes and mountain building.
How are stress and faults related in earthquakes?
Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
How are faults and earthquakes are related?
The are both related to the movement of tectonic plates.
How faults produce earthquakes?
Faults DO NOT produce earthquakes, faults are produced by earthquakes. This means that earthquake loci are centered on and along faults. The energy released by an earthquake is the stress energy built up as a result of plate tectonic forces.
What are faults caused by?
earthquakes
What are earthquakes associated with?
Faults
What are the actions of the faults?
Faults can create cracks in the earth and cause earthquakes.
What are earthquakes related to?
Earthquakes are related to the movement of tectonic plates along faults in the Earth's crust. The sudden release of energy during this movement causes seismic waves that result in the shaking of the ground. Plate boundaries, such as convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries, are common locations for earthquakes to occur.
Can earthquakes occur at faults?
yes, they can
What type of fault causes earthquakes?
Earthquakes are typically caused by movement along a fault line, which is a fracture in the Earth's crust where rocks have shifted position relative to each other. The three main types of faults that can cause earthquakes are normal faults, reverse faults, and strike-slip faults.
How are earthquakes related to faults?
Earthquakes happen when the force of two tectonic plates become so strong it causes stress. Theses plates then smash into each other causing the rumbling that we feel on earth's surface. The rumbling is felt along the fault line, which is the area where two plates meet.
What catastrophic event are faults associated with?
Earthquakes.
