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Do compression and tension affect the thickness of earth's crust?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, Compression can thicken the earths crust and tension can cause thinning in the earths crust.
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What occurs when the earths crust is squeezed into smaller space?
compression
What do changes in Earths orbit affect?
earths tempertures
How a change in the earths orbit can affect the earths climate?
earths tempertures
Compression is a force that changes earths crust by?
Compression is a force that changes Earth's crust by squeezing rock until it folds or breaks.
How does severe weather in Earths atmosphere affect Earths geosphere?
i do nt no
Three types of stress that occer in earths crust?
Compression Stress Tension Stress Shearing Stress
What are the two types of forces that shape the earths surface?
Mostly Volcanic activity and Earthquakes
What is the thickness of an earth layer?
the crust is the thickness of earths layers
The crust is only what of earths thickness?
half of earths layer
What is the thickness of earths asthenosphere?
300 km
What are the three forces acting on the Earth's surface?
Answerthere are two kinds of forces the non-contact force (sometimes called action at a distance forces) and the contact forcesthere are only three types of contact forces the magnetic force, gravity force, and electricity forcethe one that affects the earth is the gravity forcethere is a contact force that affect the earth the friction force
What is on the 6th grade 9 weeks test?
qualitative or quantitative. earths interior geology water cycle rock cycle describe ring of fire earths boundries.... convergent,transform, divergent types of stress, tension, shearing, and compression that's pretty much it
What is the average thickness of the earths upper mantle?
410km
What is the thickness or the depth of the earths surface?
none of your business
What are three landforms produced by compression in the earths crust?
Mountain ranges are what is formed by compression in the earths crust. The Himalayas, the Alps, and the California Coast Range are three examples of landforms produced by compression.
What is the thickness of both layers of the earths core?
About 2100 km.
What occurs when the earths crust is squeezed into smaller space?
compression
