Question

the image shows a type of fault. what stress causes this type of fault to form? compression gravity tension shearing hanging wall footwall

Explanation:

Normal faults, as shown with the hanging - wall moving down relative to the footwall, are formed by tensional stress that stretches the Earth's crust and causes it to break. Compression forms reverse faults, gravity is not a direct stress for this fault - type formation, and shearing forms strike - slip faults.

Answer:

tension