an earthquake
Plate Tectonics
The heartbeat!
A Sill is formed
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.
Gravity is a force, not a rock. (the previous answer was erased for rudeness)
Stress forces squeeze or pull the rock in the Earth's crust.
The stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is called compressional stress. This type of stress occurs when forces push together in opposite directions, causing rocks to deform under pressure.
Stresses the squeeze rocks or anything else are compressive.
When stress squeezes an object it is compression. When stress stretches an object it is called tension. The process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress is called deformation.
When stress squeezes an object it is compression. When stress stretches an object it is called tension. The process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress is called deformation.
The force that squeezes together the crust is called compression. This force is usually caused by tectonic plate movements, which can lead to the folding and faulting of rock layers.
Sand squeezed together, and aged, can make a pearl.
The three types of stresses are compression, tension and shear...
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.
When stress squeezes an object it is compression. When stress stretches an object it is called tension. The process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress is called deformation.
Geological stress is a force applied to a rock.
Compression