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Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called?
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Stress that pushes the mass of a rock in two opposite directions is called?
stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called shearing
What is the stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions called?
The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull or twist in opposite directions is called tension. Shearing is the stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull or twist in opposite directions.
What type of stress pushes rock in opposite directions?
Shearing
What is stress that pushes rock in opposit directions?
Stress that pushes rock in diffrent directions is called tension. Not shearing
What is the stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement?
shearing
What movement does shearing stress do?
it pushes rock in to different directions
What force pushes on rocks from different not opposite directions?
Shearing is the force that pushes rocks from different but not opposite directions. Secondary waves, S waves are all names for the shearing.
What is shearing on earth's crust?
shearing is when rocks pushes in opposite directions
What is stres that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement?
shearing
What forces push on rocks from not different but opposite directions?
Shearing is the force that pushes rocks from different but not opposite directions. Secondary waves, S waves are all names for the shearing.
What is stress that pushes mass of rock in opposite directions?
Tensile stress is the result of a force acting over a cross sectional area that pulls material apart. This occurs in normal faults, rift valleys and at divergent plate boundaries.
At a reverse fault what force pushes on rocks from opposite directions?
mnopserious known as i think compressional
