Faults, the fractured and displaced rocks - Look at the nearby environment and you can see a fault line with rocks fractured and displaced. This is the result of tensional or compressional forces originating from tectonic movement. Faults affected the stability of large-scale construction. In fact, the effect of earthquake on an area with faults would be disastrous. Therefore, geologists and engineers keep the location of nuclear power plants and tunnels away from active faults.

Faults are prone to weathering and erosion. Do you know why?