When molecules stick together in liquid water it is because the atoms are beginning to slw down and stop so then the moleclues start to stick together in the liquid water causing the moleclues to create a sticky texture.
They are not being produced as fast as they are being used.
A reverse fault is where the plates are deviding
A strike-slip fault is where the plates slide by each other but dont collide
so it would have to be ( A ) if there isnt a forth answer
The answer to the question is the total surface area increases and chemical composition changes. Consider the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces, these fragments vary from huge rocks to smaller sizes. As they are so crushed and broken they tend to occupy much of the surface area than when its just a huge rock.