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Rocks crack and shift during plate movements primarily due to tectonic forces such as compression, tension, and shear stress. As tectonic plates collide, pull apart, or slide past each other, these stresses exceed the strength of the rocks, leading to fractures and displacement. Additionally, the buildup of pressure over time can cause rocks to deform elastically until they eventually break, resulting in earthquakes and other geological phenomena.
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Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates because too great?
Rocks
Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates become to grate?
Rocks crack and shift when tectonic plates move against each other, causing stress to build up in the Earth's crust. When the accumulated stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, they can fracture or slip, leading to earthquakes or other geological activity. This process is a critical part of the Earth's dynamic system, continuously reshaping the planet's surface. The movement and interaction of these plates are responsible for many geological features, such as mountains and valleys.
What are the main causes of crack growth in rocks overtime?
weathering and plant growth growing through and eventually causing a crack in the rock
What process causes rocks to crack?
heat and extreme pressure. also water freezing and melting.
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates because too great?
Rocks
Rocks crack and shift when what from moving plates becomes too great?
Pressure
Why do rocks and crustal plates move?
beacause it is moving
Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates become to grate?
Rocks crack and shift when tectonic plates move against each other, causing stress to build up in the Earth's crust. When the accumulated stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, they can fracture or slip, leading to earthquakes or other geological activity. This process is a critical part of the Earth's dynamic system, continuously reshaping the planet's surface. The movement and interaction of these plates are responsible for many geological features, such as mountains and valleys.
What is formed when rocks slide along a cracks?
sounds like, if the rocks are plates, an earthquake... assuming this "crack" is a fault?? does this help?
Explain what makes a volcano explosive?
rocks and hot moving plates
What is an earthquake made of?
An earth quake occures when the underground plates that are near the center of the earth come together, like 2 over-lap, the friction will cause heat, and also when the 2 over-lap, they can crack, which then causes the earth quake. The size of the earth quake all depends on the size of the crack.
What are the main causes of crack growth in rocks overtime?
weathering and plant growth growing through and eventually causing a crack in the rock
What process causes rocks to crack?
heat and extreme pressure. also water freezing and melting.
What is the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earths surface called?
rocks
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
What kind of weathering causes repeated expanding due to the heat and contracting due to cold strains the rocks and causes them to crack?
Thermal expansion causes repeated expansion and contraction within the rock. This repeated stress breaks bonds and eventually causes the rock to crack. Thermal expansion is classified as a type of physical or mechanical weathering.
