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No, this would be false. It is called compression.

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Is The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing.?

No, it's called compression.


The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called?

The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called compression. This compressional stress can cause rocks to deform and change shape due to the forces acting upon them.


What is squeezing together of rocks by stress?

The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called compression. In scientific terms Compression is when a force called stress pushes rock/squeezes rock together until it folds or breaks.


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 is the ratio of modulus of rigidity?

shearing stress to shearing strain


What stress cause a strike slip?

The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.


List the three types of stress that occur in earth's crust?

the 3 kinds of stress are compression,tension, and shearing


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 stress causes a slip-strike fault?

The stress that causes strike-slip faults is produced by a shearing force and so is called shear stress.


What is a squeezing force known as?

A squeezing force is known as compression. It refers to the stress that tends to reduce the volume of a material by pushing its particles closer together.


What is the yield shearing stress of copper?

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