Question

Fault lines are:

the crust of the lithosphere that has fractured along plate boundaries and ridges
the crust of the athenosphere that has fractured along plate boundaries and ridges
the crust of the biosphere that has fractured along plate boundaries and ridges
the crust of the kryosphere that has fractured along plate boundaries and ridges

Answer 1

Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as subduction zones or transform faults. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes