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I believe its called a fault line.

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Q: What do you call a break or crack along which rocks move?
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What do we call a crack or break along which rocks move?

A fault line, or plate boundary.


What do you call crack between rocks?

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What is is it called when plate movement causes rocks to break?

When plate movement causes rocks to break it is call an earthquake.


What do you call a crack between rocks?

Badly worded question, but I think you're talking about a fault?


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What do you call a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another?

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What happens when the Earth's crust splits apart and forms a valley?

It causes what we call "sea-floor spreading." Sea-floor spreading is the process in which the ocean floor is extended when two plates move apart. As the plates move apart, the rocks break and form a crack between the plates. Earthquakes occur along the plate boundary. Magma rises through the cracks and seeps out onto the ocean floor like a long, thin, undersea volcano.


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