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Academic vocab
academic vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |