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How folded rocks primarily the result of compressional or tensional forces?
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What types of forces or stresses produces folds in rocks?
Tensional forces and compressional forces.
What are the 3 internal forces in the earth?
1) compressional forces 2) tensional forces 3) folding
Faults are caused by tensional forces.?
They are caused primarily by shear stress.
What are the forces that cause the rock layers to move?
The forces that causes rock layers to move are; 1. Tensional Force. 2. Compressional Force. 3. Quiescent Force.
How do different forces act on Earth?
There are three main forces that drive deformation within the Earth. These forces create stress, and they act to change the shape and/or volume of a material. The following diagrams show the three main types of stress: compressional, tensional, and shear. Stress causes the build up of strain, which causes the deformation of rocks and the Earth's crust. Compressional stresses cause a rock to shorten. Tensional stresses cause a rock to elongate, or pull apart. Shearstresses causes rocks to slip past each other.
What types of forces or stresses produces folds in rocks?
Tensional forces and compressional forces.
What are the 3 internal forces in the earth?
1) compressional forces 2) tensional forces 3) folding
The major forces that form folded mountains are?
Compressional Stresses
Faults are caused by tensional forces.?
They are caused primarily by shear stress.
What are the forces that cause the rock layers to move?
The forces that causes rock layers to move are; 1. Tensional Force. 2. Compressional Force. 3. Quiescent Force.
How are convergert plates different from divergent plates?
Convergent plates move towards each other, causing alot of compressional forces. Divergent plates move away from each other causing alot of tensional forces.
How do different forces act on Earth?
There are three main forces that drive deformation within the Earth. These forces create stress, and they act to change the shape and/or volume of a material. The following diagrams show the three main types of stress: compressional, tensional, and shear. Stress causes the build up of strain, which causes the deformation of rocks and the Earth's crust. Compressional stresses cause a rock to shorten. Tensional stresses cause a rock to elongate, or pull apart. Shearstresses causes rocks to slip past each other.
How are folded mountains produced?
Folded mountains form when two plates move towards each other by compressional forces. The movement results in sedimentary rocks moving upwards to form a series of folds.
Tensional forces normally cause what?
normal faults
What force is present in a convergent boundry?
The type of forces that dominate at convergent plate margins are compressive forces. The tensional forces are tectonic forces that tend to push two sides of body in opposite directions so that they slide horizontally past one another.
What type of force caused normal fault to form?
tensional forces
Tensional forces normally cause which one of the following?
normal faults
