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Which type of stress produces most crustal deformation?
tension is the type of stress that causes the crust to become thinner.
How does stress change earths crust?
It causes it to deform - this deformation is called "strain".
What causes stress earths crust?
The movement in earths plates create powerful forces that pull or squeeze the rock in the crust.
Why is the stress the earths crust?
The earth's crust is not stress
What causes a stress?
Verticle stress causes monocline. Verticle stress causes monocline.
What stress causes a monocline?
Verticle stress causes monocline. Verticle stress causes monocline.
Three types of stress that occer in earths crust?
Compression Stress Tension Stress Shearing Stress
What process causes stress in Earths crust?
Plate tectonics, the movement of the large pieces of the earth's crust, give rise to great stress along the boundaries of the plates. Wikipedia has a post on plate tectonics, and a link is provided.
A divergent boundary causes what type of stress?
It causes tensional stress.
What are 5 ways in witch stress contributes to physical illness?
Well, if you stress out a witch she will most likely put you under a spell that causes you to become physically ill ;)
Example of stress on a chemical equilibrium in your body?
An example of stress on a chemical equilibrium in the body is dehydration. The water level in the cell decreases, which causes the cell to shrink and become hypertonic.
What is the name for the stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner?
Tension or tensile stress is what you described in the question.
