Question

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

Explanation:

The fault in the image has blocks moving horizontally past each other in opposite directions, which is a strike-slip fault. This type of fault forms due to shearing stress, which pushes rock masses parallel to each other in opposite directions. Compression creates reverse faults, tension creates normal faults, and gravity is not the primary stress for this fault type.

Answer:

D. shearing