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What type of stress causes squeezing?
What type of stress causes squeezing?
- Shear stress
- Tensional stress
- Compressional stress (correct)
- Torsional stress
What type of deformation results in a change in shape of a rock body?
What type of deformation results in a change in shape of a rock body?
- Rotation
- Distortion (correct)
- Translation
- Overturning
Which type of crustal movement can result in the creation of ocean basins?
Which type of crustal movement can result in the creation of ocean basins?
- Translation
- Thrusting
- Rifting (correct)
- Overturning
What type of tectonic force can produce bending, rumpling, and fracturing of rocks?
What type of tectonic force can produce bending, rumpling, and fracturing of rocks?
What type of movement can cause rocks to move for hundreds of kilometers?
What type of movement can cause rocks to move for hundreds of kilometers?
What type of crustal movement can result in elongated depressions and the creation of ocean basins?
What type of crustal movement can result in elongated depressions and the creation of ocean basins?
Which type of stress causes pulling and is associated with tensional forces?
Which type of stress causes pulling and is associated with tensional forces?
What type of deformation results in a change in orientation of a rock body?
What type of deformation results in a change in orientation of a rock body?
Which tectonic force can produce overturning of rocks?
Which tectonic force can produce overturning of rocks?
What type of movement can cause rocks to move for only a few meters during earthquakes?
What type of movement can cause rocks to move for only a few meters during earthquakes?
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