Energy Transformation in Plate Tectonics
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Energy Transformation in Plate Tectonics

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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?

  • Thickening
  • Folding (correct)
  • Stretching
  • Sliding

    • 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?

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

    What type of strain develops in a rock due to shearing forces?

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

    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?

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

    Which factor determines how a rock deforms by confining the forces pushing against a body in all directions?

    <p>Confining pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of strain lengthens the rocks or pulls them apart, leading to fractures and faults?

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

    What type of deformation occurs when rocks return to their original shape when the stress is released?

    <p>Elastic deformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which force of deformation results in the change in shape when applied to a rock?

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

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