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Heat, pressure, weather, gravity, plate tectonics--all play a part in the rock cycle.
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What force causes rock to change to a new substance?
Weathering
What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break?
Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.
What is the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume?
the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is stress.
What causes a rock to change in to a metamphic rock?
The application of heat and / or pressure causes a rock to be transformed into a metamorphic rock.
How do the mountains rocks change colors o the minerals?
When you look at a rock and see different colors, those colors are minerals .The pressure and heat causes the minerals in the rock to change into different minerals which cause the different colors in the rocks.
What the a force that acts on a rock to change it?
Pressure and/or Heat act on a rock to change it
The stress force that causes a mass rock to pull of twist in opposite directions is 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 is the force that causes rock layers to crumple and fold?
Compressive stress causes the "crumpling" and folding of rock layers.
What is the change in shape of rock due to stress?
Shape of rock also changes because of stress. It causes the rock to change its shape. When a lot of pressure applies it causes the rock to change its shape.
How is the force you apply by pushing on a rock different from the force of gravity on the rock?
Pushing requires energy
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.
What is a change in the shape of a rock caused by a force placed on it?
Mechanical change
