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The surface of a fracture or break that occurs when rocks break and result in movement is known as?
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The surface of a fracture or break that occurs when rocks break and result in movement is known as?

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A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may occur rapidly, in the form of an earthquake - or may occur slowly, in the form of creep.
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