The zone of cracking in the Earth's crust along which movement takes place is known as a fault. Faults occur when stress on the Earth's crust exceeds its strength, causing it to break and slide past adjacent rock. These zones are often associated with seismic activity, leading to earthquakes, as the accumulated energy is released when the rocks move suddenly.
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
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along tectonic plate boundaries.
Fault.
Plate tectonics, the movement of the large pieces of the earth's crust, give rise to great stress along the boundaries of the plates. Wikipedia has a post on plate tectonics, and a link is provided.
earthquakes
This is known as a fault. A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred. Movement along faults can result in earthquakes.
The term is 'earthquake'.
The sudden movement could result in an earthquake.
the movement of earths plates or crust
a person who studies the movement of the earths crust
The movement in earths plates create powerful forces that pull or squeeze the rock in the crust.
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
Plate tectonic movement and subduction zones.
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A fault is created by the movement of tectonic plates along a fracture in the Earth's crust. This movement can be caused by the buildup of stress along the fault line, which eventually exceeds the strength of the rocks and causes them to break and shift. The result is a visible displacement in the Earth's surface known as a fault.