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Academic vocab
academic vocab
Question | Answer |
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deformation | the bending tilting and breaking of earths crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress |
folding | the blending of rock layers due to stress |
fault | a break in the body of rock along which one block moves relative to another |
shear stress | stress that occurs when forces act in parallel but opposite directions pushing parts of a solid in opposite direction |
tension | stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object |
compression | stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object |