Question

Which of the following is the result of faulting?

Select one:

a.
a sudden earthquake as bent tectonic plates release tension


b.
the destruction of undersea mountains as ocean plates slide under continental plates


c.
a cascade of rock and ash that spews forth along tectonic plate boundaries


d.
the slow folding up of mountains as tectonic plates collide

Answer 1

faults can cause sudden earthquakes when the tension of the tectonic plates build up and then releases