Fault

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to fix a broken zipper on your favorite jacket, and as you pull, the teeth separate unevenly, causing the sides to move apart. This scenario is similar to a fault in Earth's crust, where a break occurs, and the rocks on either side shift as if they were the unaligned zipper teeth moving past each other. Just as the zipper teeth misalign and cause the sides to slide, a fault is a break in the Earth's crust, allowing the rocks to move and shift, much like the jacket's fabric moving along a misaligned zipper.

Real World Example Illustration