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What fault Rock layers are placed under compressional stress?

When rock layers are placed under compressional stress, faults like reverse or thrust faults are commonly formed. In these faults, the rock layers are pushed together and the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. This results in shortening and thickening of the rock layers.


What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?

A fault called a normal fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart and tensional stress causes the rock layers to break and move along the fault line. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to the extensional forces acting on the rocks.


Which allotropes of carbon is formed of hexagonal arrays being placed in layers?

Graphite.


What processes might put younger rock beneath older rock?

The process of "overthrusting" occurs when tectonic forces push one rock layer on top of another, causing younger rock to be placed beneath older rock. This can lead to a reverse order of rock layers in a geologic formation. Another process, called "faulting," involves the movement of rock layers along a fault plane, which can result in the displacement of younger rocks below older rocks.


Give at least one characteristic of each if the four main layers of earths atmosphere?

In the four main layers of the earth\'s atmosphere weather occurs in the troposphere, airplanes fly in the stratosphere, meteors are burned in the mesosphere, and satellites are placed in the thermosphere.

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What fault Rock layers are placed under compressional stress?

When rock layers are placed under compressional stress, faults like reverse or thrust faults are commonly formed. In these faults, the rock layers are pushed together and the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. This results in shortening and thickening of the rock layers.


What fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart from one another and tensional stress is placed on rock layers?

A fault called a normal fault occurs when tectonic plates pull apart and tensional stress causes the rock layers to break and move along the fault line. In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to the extensional forces acting on the rocks.


What is tensional strength?

tension strength is the strength that works under pressure while a object is being pulled to a constant side , its the tightness being placed on an object


What is placed between the layers of wrapping in a mummy?

Lotus flowers were placed in between the wrappings!!


Where are tattoos placed on the muscle or between layers of skin?

On The Arm


What was placed in between the layers of mummys wrapings?

the figures were amulets.


What are the magical figures placed in between layers of the mummies?

amulets


What are magical figures placed in between layers of the mummy's wrapping?

amulets


What magical are placed in between layers of mummies wrappings?

all of the magical


What were the magical figures were placed in between layers of the mummy's wrapping?

It was amulets


Is layers a noun?

Yes the word layers is a noun. It is the plural of layer.


Magical figures were often placed in betwen layers of the mummy's wrapping?

amulets