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in my science book it says an earthquake
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What Destructive Events can trigger an Earthquake?
Earthquakes are the vibrations caused the sudden release of energy by rocks breaking under stress. Rocks crack and slip past each other causing the ground to vibrate.
What is the breaking of rocks that causes vibrations in Earth?
Earthquakes
What stress causes rocks to pull apart?
The type of stress that causes rocks to pull apart is a tension stress. It is the major type of stress found in divergent plate boundaries.
Which force does not break down rocks in nature?
sunlight does not break down rocks
What happens to rocks as they go undergo stress?
The rocks either fracture under the stress, or become compressed in different rocks known as "metamorphic".
What are vibrations that occur when rocks break due to stress called?
Earthquakes
When stress cause rocks to break vibrations called?
earthquake
When the force on rocks is great enough the break producing vibrations called?
The answer is Earthquakes.
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rock?
Vibrations produced by breaking of rocks are called vibrations, earthquakes are produced by these, earthquakes occur when the plates under the earths crust are built with stress and then collapse, causing them to move inward towards each other and cause large virations, producing earthquakes. 8th grade question.
What is formed when rocks bend under stress but do not break?
Folds are geologic structures that are formed when rocks bend but do not break.
What feature is formed when rocks bend under stress but do not break?
Folds are geologic structures that are formed when rocks bend but do not break.
What Stress will build until an earthquake occurs if friction along a fault is?
The mechanism for stress to be released from friction along a fault is known as elastic rebound. Vibrations occur when rocks elastically return to their original shape causing damage from the seismic waves being sent out.
At what point will rocks break from stretching?
When they have to much stress put on them.
Earthquakes generally occur at plate boundaries where?
stress on rocks is greatest
When rocks break they cause that move throughout the surrounding rock If they are large enough these are felt as earthquakes?
vibrations
What would not cause rocks to break into smaller pieces?
Emotional stress
Break in Earth's rocks caused by stress?
Fault
