What plate boundary is a normal fault similar to?

1 Answer
Nov 10, 2017

Divergent plate boundaries

Explanation:

I'm assuming you mean what kind of tectonic arrangement leads to normal faults (correct me if i'm wrong).

So a divergent plate boundary (or extension) is where two plates move away from each other and this can cause the formation of normal faults:

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