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Tensional forces and compressional forces.
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What are upcurved folds in rocks called?
Upcurved folds in rocks are known as Anticlinal folds.
How do different forces act on Earth?
There are three main forces that drive deformation within the Earth. These forces create stress, and they act to change the shape and/or volume of a material. The following diagrams show the three main types of stress: compressional, tensional, and shear. Stress causes the build up of strain, which causes the deformation of rocks and the Earth's crust. Compressional stresses cause a rock to shorten. Tensional stresses cause a rock to elongate, or pull apart. Shearstresses causes rocks to slip past each other.
Are faults caused by tension or compression?
yes tension pulls the rocks apart which produces expanding faultscompression pushes the rocks together which produces crushing faultsshear slides the rocks past each other which produces slipping faults
What are the forces that break rocks?
The forces that break rocks vary and in most cases are classified as mechanical or chemical forces. Weathering is one of the common ways that rocks are broken down into smaller particles.
What is the force that squeezes rocks together?
Stresses the squeeze rocks or anything else are compressive.
What are upcurved folds in rocks called?
Upcurved folds in rocks are known as Anticlinal folds.
How do different forces act on Earth?
There are three main forces that drive deformation within the Earth. These forces create stress, and they act to change the shape and/or volume of a material. The following diagrams show the three main types of stress: compressional, tensional, and shear. Stress causes the build up of strain, which causes the deformation of rocks and the Earth's crust. Compressional stresses cause a rock to shorten. Tensional stresses cause a rock to elongate, or pull apart. Shearstresses causes rocks to slip past each other.
What do bends or folds in rocks shows?
That they have been deformed.
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.
How are folded mountains produced?
Folded mountains form when two plates move towards each other by compressional forces. The movement results in sedimentary rocks moving upwards to form a series of folds.
What plates could cause mountains to form as rocks crumble and folds?
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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 fault develops in response to horizontal tensional stresses in crustal rocks?
normal
What are the three types of stresses that can act as rocks?
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Are faults caused by tension or compression?
yes tension pulls the rocks apart which produces expanding faultscompression pushes the rocks together which produces crushing faultsshear slides the rocks past each other which produces slipping faults
What are the forces that break rocks?
The forces that break rocks vary and in most cases are classified as mechanical or chemical forces. Weathering is one of the common ways that rocks are broken down into smaller particles.
What are the stresses of the three different types of faults?
Compressional stresses (reverse or thrust fault) cause a rock to shorten. Tensional stresses (normal fault) cause a rock to elongate, or pull apart. Shear stresses (strike-slip or horizontal fault) causes rocks to slip past each other.
