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What process causes stresses in earth?
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.
What part of speech is the word stress?
Stress in a noun as in a great worry caused by a difficult situation. Stress is also a verb as in giving emphasis to something
What is portion of the atmosphere 10 to 25 miles above the earths surface is called?
Stratosphere by great usama
Can friction cause an earthquake?
Yes it can Earthquakes are caused by friction between tectonic plates. The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates that basically float around on the magma in the Earths mantle. When these plates collide or move against each other, it causes great amounts of friction and tension in the crust. When enough tension builds up and is released at once, the result is an earthquake. Earthquakes happen near coastlines because that is commonly where the tectonic plate collisions occur.
Why are the young girls in Degas's Dance Class in a moment of great stress?
They are preparing for their dance examination
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.
Is there water on earths crust?
Yes, a great deal of it.
Why is the crust brittle?
The Earth's crust is brittle due to the cool temperatures and high pressures near the surface. These conditions cause rocks to be in a solid state and fracture easily when subjected to stress. The brittle nature of the crust allows for the formation of faults and earthquakes when the stress becomes too great.
What happens as a result of molten rocks building up pressure under earths crust?
An erupting volcano occurs when the pressure of the molten lava beneath becomes too great.
What happens to the rocks at plate boundaries when they undergo stress?
When rocks at plate boundaries undergo stress, they can deform in different ways. They may bend and fold if the stress is not too extreme, or they may break and slip along faults if the stress is too great. This can lead to earthquakes, volcanic activity, or the formation of new structures in the Earth's crust.
How does a metamorphic rock becomes an igneous rock?
If a metamorphic rock is buried deeply in the earths' crust it comes under great pressures and temperatures. If these are great enough to re-melt the rock it ceases to be metamorphic and when it cools, it re-crystallizes into an igneous rock.
What are breaks in the earth's crust?
Breaks in the Earth's crust are known as faults. They occur when rocks on either side of a fracture move relative to each other. Faults can be created by tectonic forces, leading to earthquakes when the stress becomes too great for the rocks to remain stationary.
Can stress lead to murder?
It often does if the stress is great enough.
How can the presence of the seven continents on the earths surface be explained?
the earths plates shifted....
What process causes stresses in earth?
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.
How do earthquakes lose power?
Well....Earthquakes are Caused by a Great buildup of Tension within a Fissure in Earth's Crust....Widely Known as a Fault Line,once the Tension has built up to a Great Degree,the Energy is Released as a Series of Seismic Waves that cause the Ground to Vibrate in Great magnitudes....once all this Tension is Released the Seismic Waves Cease and the Ground Stops Moving.
Why wont Australia be hit by a large earthquake?
Australia is right in the middle of one of the great shields of the earths crust. these are areas that are extremely stable. most of the earthquakes that take place on the earth are in the geological fault zones at the edges of these shields where their movement is constant.
