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three types of faults.
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Three types of faults are:
Normal Faults: A normal fault is a simple fault where the blocks of rocks move up or down. In a normal fault, a piece of land may slide down along the fault plane.
Reverse Fault: Due to compressional forces acting from the opposite directions, a block of rock is forced up and over the other rock against the slope of the fault plane.
Tear fault: When the blocks on either side of the fault are displaced horizontally or sideways, tear faults take place. It is during earthquakes that the tear faults generally occur.
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