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When two tectonic plates collide, it is called compressional stress at convergent boundaries. Rocks and plates usually have stronger compressional strength than tensional strength (which would happen at divergent boundaries). This means the higher the likelihood of developing mountains for continent-continent convergence or being subducted for oceanic-oceanic/oceanic-continental boundaries.
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∙ 11y agoCompressive stress occurs when two plates collide.
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∙ 15y agoWhen two tectonic plates collide, it causes an earth quake from the vibration of the two plates.
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∙ 12y agoCompression is the type of stress that results when tectonic plates collide, while Tension is the result of tectonic plates pulling away from each other.
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∙ 15y agoCompressional Stress.
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∙ 8y agoChirismic deformation
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∙ 11y agocompressional or compression
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∙ 12y agoShear stress.
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What is rock tension?
Rock tension is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object. Tension occurs at divergent play boundaries, when two tectonic plates pull away from each other.
Folded mountains in the middle of tectonic plate?
Compression stress from other tectonic plates squeeze the plates, causing it to buckle in the center, and for mountains to form.
What type of stress occurs when two items collide?
The collision of objects will create compressive and possibly shear stress.
What directly causes earthquakes?
It occurs when 2 plates or margins or crustal rocks are put under tremendous stress they release at a point this stress which leads to sudden movement of crustal rocks and a shockwave is released. This causes an earthquake which is probable especially in seas to send huge waves produced by the shock waves released. As tectonic plates push or pull, stress increases along faults near the plates' edges causing rock in the plate to collapse.
The type of stress that occurs when two of item 23 collide?
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What will happen when stress builds up in a tectonic plate and the plates collide?
When that happens a earthquake is produced.
What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?
normal fault occurs...odyssey
How are stress and faults related in earthquakes?
Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
Name and describe the type of tectonic stress that forms folded mountains?
The tectonic plates that collide vertical to one opposit end of the other so that the can crash making an earthquake this is done to global warming but really it is earthquake causing global warming
What is rock tension?
Rock tension is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object. Tension occurs at divergent play boundaries, when two tectonic plates pull away from each other.
What type of stress on the plates caused the Japan's earthquake in sendai 2011?
It is called tectonic stress.
What is compressional stress?
Compressional stress is the stress produced by two tectonic plates moving towards each other.
Folded mountains in the middle of tectonic plate?
Compression stress from other tectonic plates squeeze the plates, causing it to buckle in the center, and for mountains to form.
What is the stress caused by in the Earth's crust?
The grinding of tectonic plates. This caused by the outer core sending heat to the asthenosphere. The heat creates convection cells (aka convection currents), which move the asthenosphere. The tectonic, or lithospheric, plates are floating on the asthenosphere. When the asthenosphere moves, the tectonic plates move, and they gring together. The grinding will eventually cause a tectonic plate to fracture, which releases energy through the earth as seismic waves, and an earthquake occurs.
What directly causes earthquakes?
It occurs when 2 plates or margins or crustal rocks are put under tremendous stress they release at a point this stress which leads to sudden movement of crustal rocks and a shockwave is released. This causes an earthquake which is probable especially in seas to send huge waves produced by the shock waves released. As tectonic plates push or pull, stress increases along faults near the plates' edges causing rock in the plate to collapse.
What type of stress occurs when two items collide?
The collision of objects will create compressive and possibly shear stress.
What stress forms folded mountains?
two plates collide and then their edges crumble like a paper
