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Compression stress pushes rock in the opposite direction, causing it to be squeezed and compacted. This type of stress often leads to the folding and faulting of rocks as they respond to the pressure by deforming and moving.

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Stress that pushes the mass of a rock in two opposite directions is called?

stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called shearing


What type of stress pushes rock in opposite directions?

Shearing


What is the stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement?

shearing


Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called?

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What is the stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions called?

Ah, that's a wonderful question, friend. The stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called "compressional stress." Just like when we paint, sometimes rocks feel the pressure from different directions, but they can still create something beautiful in the end.


What is stress that pushes rock in opposit directions?

Stress that pushes rock in diffrent directions is called tension. Not shearing


What movement does shearing stress do?

it pushes rock in to different directions


What type of stress causes anticlines and synclines?

its the circulation of the rock and when it pushes together  


What is stres that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement?

shearing


The stress force that causes a mass rock to pull of twist in opposite directions is called?

The stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull or twist in opposite directions is called tension. Shearing is the stress force that causes a mass of rock to pull or twist in opposite directions.


Stress on rock layers that involves forces pushing opposite direction is called?

shear stress


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.