Tension results in strike-slip faults when
A) the fractures are parallel to the stress direction.
B) the fractures are perpendicular to the stress direction.
C) suitable reverse faults are acted upon.
D) suitable normal faults are acted upon.

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In strike-slip faults, the rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other. Tensional stress occurs when the rocks are pulled apart. In strike-slip faults under tensional stress, fractures will form parallel to the stress direction.

Tension Results in Strike-Slip Faults When