Crustal Deformation Quiz
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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?

  • Rotation
  • Distortion (correct)
  • Translation
  • Overturning
  • 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?

    <p>Compression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of movement can cause rocks to move for hundreds of kilometers?

    <p>Thrusting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of crustal movement can result in elongated depressions and the creation of ocean basins?

    <p>Rifting (Spreading)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stress causes pulling and is associated with tensional forces?

    <p>Tensional stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of deformation results in a change in orientation of a rock body?

    <p>Rotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tectonic force can produce overturning of rocks?

    <p>Compressional forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of movement can cause rocks to move for only a few meters during earthquakes?

    <p>Translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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