the rocks are deformed they break relasing the stored energy
A stretched rubber band
A stretched rubber band
The four stages of the elastic rebound hypothesis are: (1) rocks on either side of a fault are deformed by stress, (2) stress overcomes friction causing rocks to break and shift, (3) stored elastic energy is released as the rocks rebound to their original shape, and (4) seismic waves are generated causing an earthquake.
This phenomenon is known as elastic rebound and it occurs when a rock that has been subject to stress suddenly releases that stress, causing it to return to its original shape. This can happen during an earthquake when built-up strain in the rock is released, leading to rapid deformation and rebound.
Non-examples of elastic rebound include plastic deformation, where materials permanently change shape under stress without returning to their original form, and ductile failure, where materials stretch and yield rather than snap back. Other non-examples are situations involving brittle fracture, where materials break suddenly without significant deformation, and fluid flow in geological formations, where fluids move without the elastic properties of solid materials. These scenarios do not exhibit the characteristic recovery behavior of elastic rebound.
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Elastic rebound. This phenomenon occurs when stress builds up in a rock mass and causes it to deform, then suddenly release that stress by rebounding to its original shape. Elastic rebound is often associated with earthquakes and fault movements.
Earthquakes will happen.
A stretched rubber band
Earthquakes will happen.
Inelastic things can not be stretched or do not rebound while elastic things will stretch, bounce, rebound, etc..
i used an elastic band for my head or someone used an elastic band for there hair
Elastic rebound
A stretched rubber band
Elastic rebound
Elastic rebound
elastic rebound theory