Tensional stress.
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Volcanoes typically occur at two different types of plate boundaries. These two plate boundaries are: the diverging plate boundary where plates separate, and the converging plate boundaries where one plate is beneath another one at subduction zones.
Subduction, is when one plate is pushed down into the magma, by the other plate sliding over the top.
divergent plate boundaries are associated with normal faulting. Thus there is a horizontal least compressive stress, vertical most compressive stress and a intermediate horizontal stress. All stresses are orthoganal to each other.
Tensional stress.
Tensional stress.
stress on rocks is greatest
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Volcanoes typically occur at two different types of plate boundaries. These two plate boundaries are: the diverging plate boundary where plates separate, and the converging plate boundaries where one plate is beneath another one at subduction zones.
Earthquakes are produced at all types of plate boundaries: convergent boundaries, where plates collide; divergent boundaries, where plates separate; and transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other. The release of stress along these boundaries can result in seismic activity.
Subduction, is when one plate is pushed down into the magma, by the other plate sliding over the top.
divergent plate boundaries are associated with normal faulting. Thus there is a horizontal least compressive stress, vertical most compressive stress and a intermediate horizontal stress. All stresses are orthoganal to each other.
No, faults are not the same as plate boundaries, though they are related. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where rocks have moved past each other, while plate boundaries are the edges where tectonic plates interact. Plate boundaries can give rise to faults due to the stress and movement of the plates, but not all faults are located at plate boundaries. Faults can also occur within tectonic plates away from these boundaries.
When rocks at plate boundaries undergo stress, they can deform in different ways. They may bend and fold if the stress is not too extreme, or they may break and slip along faults if the stress is too great. This can lead to earthquakes, volcanic activity, or the formation of new structures in the Earth's crust.
One major type of stress that occurs at convergent plate boundaries is compressional stress. This stress is caused by the collision of two tectonic plates, leading to the plates pushing against each other and causing rocks to compress and deform, leading to the formation of mountain ranges or subduction zones.
Compressional stresses occur at convergent plate boundaries.