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A _____ fault has a shearing force

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Strike Slip. This is where two pates grind past each other. 
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Answer:

strike-slip fault

Step-by-step explanation:

The fracture in a strike-slip fault is vertical however the rocky blocks have sheared and moved horizontally opposite to each other. The fault slip slides through each other with slight up and down movement

Some example of fault with shearing force -

a) transform faults - Which occur in the ocean

b) strike-slip faults - Which occur on continents

If an observer looking at the strike slip fault feels that the observed plate is moving towards his/her left, then the fault is known as left lateral strike-slip fault while in the other case it is known as right lateral strike-slip fault

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