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  • Understanding Tectonic Activity: Faulting and Folding Explained
    Movements in the crust that cause faulting or folding of rocks are called tectonic activity.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Tectonic plates: The Earth's crust is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates.

    * Tectonic activity: The movement of these plates, often driven by convection currents in the Earth's mantle, is called tectonic activity.

    * Faulting: When tectonic plates move past each other, they can cause breaks in the Earth's crust called faults.

    * Folding: When tectonic plates collide, the rock layers can buckle and bend, creating folds.

    So, tectonic activity is the overarching term for the processes that cause faulting and folding.

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