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How does stress in the crust change earths crust?

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it means earthquakes will happen more often

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Why is the stress the earths crust?

The earth's crust is not stress


How does stress change earths crust?

It causes it to deform - this deformation is called "strain".


Three types of stress that occer in earths crust?

Compression Stress Tension Stress Shearing Stress


What causes stress earths crust?

The movement in earths plates create powerful forces that pull or squeeze the rock in the crust.


What type of stress causes the earths crust to become thinner?

Tension


What forces squeezes or pull the rock in earths crust?

Stress forces squeeze or pull the rock in the Earth's crust.


What is a change in the volume or shape of earths crust?

Deformation


How do motions affect Earth's crust?

Plate motions produce stress in Earths crust that leads to faults, mountain building, and earthquakes.


What occurs when rocks layers bend due to stress in the Earths crust?

I found that folding happens


What is the stress of uplifting earths crust?

It can be the cause of folding, faulting, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, and rifts.


What are three events that change the earths crust slowly?

Erosian, weathering.


Any change in the volume or shape of the earths crust called?

after shock