Question

which increases along faults and leads to rock breaking?
○ damage
○ earthquake
○ focus
○ stress

Explanation:

Stress builds up along geologic faults as tectonic plates interact. When this stress exceeds the rock's strength, the rock breaks, releasing energy often as an earthquake. Damage is a result of rock breaking, an earthquake is the event of energy release, and the focus is the point where the earthquake originates.

Answer:

stress