Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
Strike slip faults and transform faults are associated with shear stress.
The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.
Lateral refers to either the right or left side.
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.
All faults are associated with stress, as summarised below: Normal faults - tensile stress Reverse / thrust faults - compressive stress Strike slip faults - shear stress
Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
Strike slip faults and transform faults are associated with shear stress.
compression
by the stress
The main direction of the stress on blocks of rock at normal faults, reverse faults and the strike slip faults usually happens at the weak areas.
by the stress
reverse fault
Horizontal faults can be refered to as lateral faults or strike-slip faults.
The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.
Tectonic stress forms faults and blocks mountains.
Shear Stress.