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What type of strain (deformation) develops in a rock due to tensional forces?
What type of strain (deformation) develops in a rock due to tensional forces?
- Shearing
- Thickening
- Compression
- Stretching (correct)
What type of deformation is generated by compressive forces?
What type of deformation is generated by compressive forces?
- Thickening
- Folding (correct)
- Stretching
- Sliding
Where are tensional forces common in plate boundaries?
Where are tensional forces common in plate boundaries?
- Transform plate boundaries
- Extensional plate boundaries (correct)
- Mid-ocean ridges
- Convergent plate boundaries
Which type of force causes rocks to slide horizontally past one another?
Which type of force causes rocks to slide horizontally past one another?
What type of strain develops in a rock due to shearing forces?
What type of strain develops in a rock due to shearing forces?
What is the general term for any change in the shape or volume of a rock, such as when a rock is folded or fractured?
What is the general term for any change in the shape or volume of a rock, such as when a rock is folded or fractured?
Which factor determines how a rock deforms by confining the forces pushing against a body in all directions?
Which factor determines how a rock deforms by confining the forces pushing against a body in all directions?
What type of strain lengthens the rocks or pulls them apart, leading to fractures and faults?
What type of strain lengthens the rocks or pulls them apart, leading to fractures and faults?
What type of deformation occurs when rocks return to their original shape when the stress is released?
What type of deformation occurs when rocks return to their original shape when the stress is released?
Which force of deformation results in the change in shape when applied to a rock?
Which force of deformation results in the change in shape when applied to a rock?
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