Fault-block mountains are formed by extensional stresses.
Explanation:
- Fault-block mountains are formed because of extensional stresses. They are also called tension stresses.
- These stresses pulls and stretches rocks apart which causes normal faults to form.
- The normal fault cuts through rocks, causing one to slip downward and one to move upward. Thus, fault-block mountains are formed.
- Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada is an example of a fault-block mountain.
