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What happens when stress builds up at faults? A. Energy is absorbed B. Rock can bend and break C. Plates form on the lithosphere D. earthquakes develop at earths surface
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What happens when stress builds up at faults?

A. Energy is absorbed
B. Rock can bend and break
C. Plates form on the lithosphere
D. earthquakes develop at earths surface

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The answer is D because when the faults move that is the tectonic plates moving. So earth quakes will be forming when the fault moves.

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