Answer:
The term 'fault' is used to describe a "fracture in the earth's crust" at which land on each side has moved up, down, or sideways compared to the other.
Step-by-step explanation:
- A fault is said to have occurred when there's a "fracture in the earth's crust" resulting in the displacement of the crust beds. Faults mainly occur due to "tensional or compressional forces" acting on the earth's crust.
- Depending on the nature of displacement, faults can be classified into four different types, viz. normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault and oblique fault.