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Fault rupturing by the earthquake is largely governed by the Elastic rebound theory. In geology, the elastic rebound theory is an explanation of how energy is released during an earthquake. It explains that as rocks on opposite side of the fault are subjected to some force and shift.
They gather energy and deform slowly unless their internal strength increases causing a sudden movement occurs along the fault. This results in the releasing of the accumulated energy and rocks move back to their original but unreformed shape.
It is most likely to form a sedimentary rock due to it exposing to weather on a surface. When a rock is on surface, it may be eroded by weathering such as rain and wind, which cause it to loose fragments. The fragments will then be carried down to river by moving agents or gravity, sedimentation or deposition will then occur, the overlaying layers compacting the fragments into a solid rock after the process of lithification and cementation in which rocks are bind together by minerals dissolved such as silica and calcite.
The answer should be ''The law of the conservation of energy''.
