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The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called .?
tension
What is the stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart?
it may be gravity
What is the force that stretches or pull apart the crust called?
When there is a divergent boundary, regardless if the plates are ocean-ocean or continental-continental, tensional stress pulls on the crust. Rocks have weaker tensional strength than compressive strength, so they are easier to pull apart.
What cause volcanoes to form at divergent plate boundaries?
When a huge piece of crust diverges (pulls apart), the crust becomes fractured and magma spills out on the surface.
What creates the force that pulls water vapor from the ocean surface upward into the center of the hurricane?
The low pressure inside the hurricane is what ultimately produces it. The low pressure in a hurricane pulls air inward. As this air converges it is then force upward. There it becomes warmer than its surroundings and rises due to its own buoyancy.
What is the force that stretches or pulls apart the crust of the earth?
Tension stretches or pulls apart the crust.
What is the force that pulls an object apart?
These are tensile forces.
What is the Stress force that pulls rock apart?
Tensile stress.
What is the force that pulls rock apart?
Tensile stress.
Could gravity mimic galatic expansion?
Gravity is an attractive force wich pulls everything together, however, the universe is being pulled apart and therefore graviy is not what is doing this. The force which is pulling the universe apart is dark energy wich is a repulsive force which pulls everything apart.
What is the stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart?
it may be gravity
The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called .?
tension
What is a force that tends to pull atoms apart?
The force that pulls atoms apart is called fission. Nuclear reactors use controlled fission to produce massive amounts of energy.
Are faults caused by tension or compression?
yes tension pulls the rocks apart which produces expanding faultscompression pushes the rocks together which produces crushing faultsshear slides the rocks past each other which produces slipping faults
What is the force that stretches or pulls apart the earths crust?
Generally materials that fly apart are being pushed rather than pulled. We could devise a mechanism that pulls materials apart - for example, if we attach two hooks and pull them on winches in opposite directions. In that case we would describe the force as mechanical in nature. But it is more likely that things get pushed apart by their own internal pressure.
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.
What is the effect on a plate when slab sinks?
The slab sinks faster and this pulls on the rest of the plate, continuing plate tectonics. Mantle convection creates the instability that allows plate tectonics to get going and helps a little, but it's not thought to be the main driving force.
