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A force or pressure that attempts to flatten or squeeze a material.
forces acting on the body from all direction (generally all 4 directional sides) which result as the compression in body that type of force is called compressional force
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Is a sound wave compressional or transverse?
Compressional
What kinda of wave is a compressional wave?
A compressional wave is a primary wave
What features involve compression?
It implies characters and plot in very few words.
is sunshine a compressional or transverse?
Yes
How does a compressional wave moves?
for compressional waves, think of a spring. It moves by compressing and contracting. For sinusoidal waves, think of waves on the beach.
What force of deformation produces each fault?
Tensional force and compressional force.
At a reverse fault what force pushes on rocks from opposite directions?
mnopserious known as i think compressional
What type of force causes folded mountains?
Compressional Stress
What does chrush mean?
The term crush means to force inwards, to pulverize or to deform using a compressional force.
Is a compressional wave mechanical or compressional?
compressional
Is a sound wave compressional or transverse?
Compressional
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.
Is a compressional wave a sound wave?
Compressional!
When certain minerals recrystallize with a prefered orentation that is perpendicular to the direction of the compressional force the rock is said to exhibit?
foliation
What is found in a compressional wave?
A rarefaction is found in a compressional wave
What types of forces or stresses produces folds in rocks?
Tensional forces and compressional forces.
What are compressional boundarys?
A compressional bounday is plate boundarys that are being compressed
