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The compressional stress can overcome the strength of the cementing material, or fracture the bonds between the crystalline structure of the rock.
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What results from compression between rock layers?
it forms a sedimentary rock
What is the definition of folded mountains?
Folded mountains are large mountain ranges that form through the folding of rock layers due to tectonic plate movements. These mountains typically have long ridges and valleys, with the rock layers appearing bent and folded. Examples include the Himalayas and the Appalachians.
What does compression do to rock layers?
fold mountains form
What term that describes the bending of rock layers due to compression?
read it on a book:)HAHAHAHA
What is it called when plates slowly ram into each other and form bended rock layers?
Compression.
What is a dark sedimentary rock formed by compression of layers of clay-rich sediment?
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
What is a type of fold where the layers of rock bend downwards to form a inverted U?
When layers of rock bend downward, the resulting fold is a syncline.
Why does shale usually crumble easily?
Shale is a sedimentary rock and is soft to crumble.
What produces anticlines and synclines?
Tilting and folding of rock layers due sinking, uplifting, stretching, or compression of the crust usually from plate movement.
Why are layers of rocks different thicknesses?
The layers of rock are different thicknesses because of the way the sediments are formed and squashed together
Are Aquifers rock layers?
Aquifers are permeable layers of rock that have non permeable layers of rock under them so water remains in the permeable layers
What is most likely to make a rock crack and crumble?
stressWater freezing in a crack in a rock
