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Unit 6 Earth Vocab
Earth's Structures vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deformation | The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust |
| Folding | The bending of rock layers due to stress |
| Fault | A break in a 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 directions |
| Tension | Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object |
| Compression | Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object |