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A force or pressure that attempts to flatten or squeeze a material.

forces acting on the body from all direction (generally all 4 directional sides) which result as the compression in body that type of force is called compressional force

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What are the effects of compressional force on a body?

Compressional force on a body can cause the body to deform or change its shape by reducing its volume. This force can lead to structural failures in the body if it exceeds the material's compressive strength. In some cases, compressional force can also increase the density of the material.


What does a compressional force cause?

A compressional force causes an object to decrease in volume or become compressed. It can lead to changes in the shape, structure, or density of the object as a result of the applied force.


What is the rock said to exhibit when certain minerals recrystallize with a preferred orientation that is perpendicular to the direction of the compressional force?

The rock exhibits foliation when certain minerals recrystallize with a preferred orientation perpendicular to the compressional force. Foliation creates a layered structure in the rock, giving it a banded appearance and indicating the direction of the applied stress during metamorphism.


Is a sound wave compressional or transverse?

A sound wave is a compressional wave, which means the particles in the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This compression and rarefaction of particles create the variations in pressure that we perceive as sound.


Can compressional waves travel through a vacuum?

No, compressional waves require a medium to travel through, so they cannot travel through a vacuum where there is no matter. Sound waves, which are compressional waves, cannot propagate through a vacuum.

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What are the effects of compressional force on a body?

Compressional force on a body can cause the body to deform or change its shape by reducing its volume. This force can lead to structural failures in the body if it exceeds the material's compressive strength. In some cases, compressional force can also increase the density of the material.


What does a compressional force cause?

A compressional force causes an object to decrease in volume or become compressed. It can lead to changes in the shape, structure, or density of the object as a result of the applied force.


What type of force causes folded mountains?

Compressional Stress


At a reverse fault what force pushes on rocks from opposite directions?

In a reverse fault, compressional forces push rocks from opposite directions, causing the rocks to move vertically along the fault plane. The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall due to this compressional force.


What does chrush mean?

The term crush means to force inwards, to pulverize or to deform using a compressional force.


Is a compressional wave mechanical or compressional?

compressional


When certain minerals recrystallize with a prefered orentation that is perpendicular to the direction of the compressional force the rock is said to exhibit?

foliation


Is a compressional wave a sound wave?

Compressional!


Which type of force forms folded mountains?

The force that forms folded mountains is called compressional force. This force occurs when tectonic plates collide, causing the Earth's crust to be pushed together and folded, leading to the formation of mountains.


What is found in a compressional wave?

A rarefaction is found in a compressional wave


What is the rock said to exhibit when certain minerals recrystallize with a preferred orientation that is perpendicular to the direction of the compressional force?

The rock exhibits foliation when certain minerals recrystallize with a preferred orientation perpendicular to the compressional force. Foliation creates a layered structure in the rock, giving it a banded appearance and indicating the direction of the applied stress during metamorphism.


What are compressional boundarys?

A compressional bounday is plate boundarys that are being compressed