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Even brittle solids have some elasticity, this allows for some bending before fracture.
However rocks in the ground are complex substances and full of water, this changes their properties as compared to rocks at outcrop. Also you must understand that the forces that deform rocks are applied very slowly. Rock deformation and fracture is a very complex subject.
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What is the process in which rocks first bend and then break?
The process is called weathering because the changes in the weather break the rocks.
What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
When rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement it's called .?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
Which force does not break down rocks in nature?
sunlight does not break down rocks
What three features form when rocks bend?
anticlines, synclines, and monoclines
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 is the process in which rocks first bend and then break?
The process is called weathering because the changes in the weather break the rocks.
What substance will break rather than bend?
Ice will break rather then bend
When was Bend to Break created?
Bend to Break was created on 2007-10-30.
A sentences with bend in it?
Why does my eraser bend and not break?
What process can break rocks apart?
erosion can break rocks apart, weathering can also break rocks apart
Can rocks break your back?
Yes , Rocks Can Break Your Back .
What is the Clicking noise in wheels of a 1988 ford bronco?
rocks in the breaks, bend the break cover back and knock the rocks out, if its not rock then its probly a messed up hub assymbley, id just recomend staying out of the mud
What weapons were used at horseshoe bend?
rocks
What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
When rocks bend without breaking because of plates movement it is called?
It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.
