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Reverse fault is caused by a type of stress
known as

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Answer:tension stress

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Compressional stress, meaning rocks pushing into each other, creates a reverse fault. In this type of fault, the hanging wall and footwall are pushed together, and the hanging wall moves upward along the fault relative to the footwall. This is literally the 'reverse' of a normal fault.

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