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Stresses the squeeze rocks or anything else are compressive.
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What is squeezing together of rocks by stress?
The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called compression. In scientific terms Compression is when a force called stress pushes rock/squeezes rock together until it folds or breaks.
What force squeezes and pushes together?
compression
What is the stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks?
The force that squeezes a rock until it folds or breaks is called compression. When enough stress builds up in a rock, the rock can break, and create a fault.
Rocks being pushed together is what?
rocks being pushed together
Which force does not break down rocks in nature?
sunlight does not break down rocks
Is the force that squeezes rocks together.?
compression
Force that squeezes rocks together?
Plate Tectonics
Where does all the force come from that squeezes sediments together to form sedimentary rocks?
The force is created by the self weight of the overlying material.
What is squeezing together of rocks by stress?
The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called compression. In scientific terms Compression is when a force called stress pushes rock/squeezes rock together until it folds or breaks.
What force squeezes and pushes together?
compression
What is an elastic force that squeezes or pushes the particles of a material together?
Compression
What is the name of the force that squeezes material together?
Sand squeezed together, and aged, can make a pearl.
What can form when compression squeezes rocks at convergent boundary?
Mountains
What is a stress force that squeezes rock?
an earthquake
What can form compression squeezes rocks at a convergent place boundary?
Mountains
What can form when compression squeezes rocks at convergent place boundary?
Mountains
What can form when a compression squeezes rocks at a convergent place boundary?
Mountains
