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What is the process when earthquakes happen when rocks bend and snap back called?
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∙ 8y ago
It isn't because they don't.
For any solid to regain its original form after the deforming stress has been removed, it has to be strained only within its elastic limit. That is as true of hard rock as it is of spring-steel or rubber.
Rocks have very low limits of elasticity and though they can deform under pressure, to a point, most geological processes take them far beyond their elastic limits so they can never regain their original shape.
The only significant, and it is significant, exception is that of isostatic rebound in the crust, usually after an Ice Age ice-sheet has thawed.
Scandinavia is still experiencing lingering traces of such rebound following the last glaciation of the present Ice Age. Given that the ice-sheet was up to 3km, and taking the mean density of ice as 0.9T/m3, I'll leave you to look up the area in sq km enclosed by Scandinavia and the Baltic, and thus calculate the maximum load on that area of continental crust. You'll find using index notation helps sums like that, with all those 10-powers!
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∙ 11y ago
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How do earthquakes happen-?
Earthquakes happen when under the ground rocks break at a fault. The rocks then break it release of energy which causes semi waves.
What is the vibration when rocks break called?
earthquakes
What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces explain 2?
it is called weathering; the rocks get weathered by wind, water, or earthquakes (main examples) and peices break off
What name is this process when rocks break down?
the process is called weathering when the rocks break down
Glaciers weather surface rocks mainly through the process of?
Glaciers weather surface rocks mainly through the process of abrasion. Intermediate earthquakes occur 70 to 300 kilometers below the Earth's surface.
How do earthquakes happen-?
Earthquakes happen when under the ground rocks break at a fault. The rocks then break it release of energy which causes semi waves.
What is the vibration when rocks break called?
earthquakes
What can happen when rocks pass their elastic limit break and snap in elastic rebound?
Earthquakes will happen.
What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces explain 2?
it is called weathering; the rocks get weathered by wind, water, or earthquakes (main examples) and peices break off
What can happen when rocks pass their elastic limit breaks and snap back in elastic rebound?
Earthquakes will happen.
Which natural process is caused by rocks moving under earths surface?
earthquakes
What are vibrations that occur when rocks break due to stress called?
Earthquakes
What produces the force that cause earthquakes as rocks move and break?
The force that cause Earthquakes as rocks to move and break are called plate tectonics
When the force on rocks is great enough the break producing vibrations called?
The answer is Earthquakes.
What name is this process when rocks break down?
the process is called weathering when the rocks break down
What is it called when rocks and soil in the Earth move suddenly?
The term is 'earthquake'.
What is the process in which rocks first bend and then break?
The process is called weathering because the changes in the weather break the rocks.
