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What is the major type of stress in divergent plate boundaries?
What is the major type of stress in divergent plate boundaries?
- Tensional stress (correct)
- Shear stress
- Compressional stress
- Lithostatic stress
Which type of stress causes rocks to lengthen or break apart?
Which type of stress causes rocks to lengthen or break apart?
- Tensional Stress (correct)
- Lithostatic Stress
- Compressional Stress
- Shear Stress
Under which type of stress do rocks experience equal pressure exerted on them from all directions?
Under which type of stress do rocks experience equal pressure exerted on them from all directions?
- Lithostatic Stress (correct)
- Shear Stress
- Tensional Stress
- Differential Stress
What kind of stress causes rocks to fold or fracture, and is common at convergent plate boundaries?
What kind of stress causes rocks to fold or fracture, and is common at convergent plate boundaries?
What is the response of rocks to increasing stress that involves the rock returning to its original shape when the stress is removed?
What is the response of rocks to increasing stress that involves the rock returning to its original shape when the stress is removed?
What kind of deformation does not return to its original shape when stress is removed?
What kind of deformation does not return to its original shape when stress is removed?
What is the main function of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
What is the main function of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
Which structure confines the photosynthetic molecules in plants?
Which structure confines the photosynthetic molecules in plants?
What is the role of biological pigments in plants?
What is the role of biological pigments in plants?
What do chlorophyll and other biological pigments have the ability to do?
What do chlorophyll and other biological pigments have the ability to do?
In photosynthesis, what do the food molecules produced contain?
In photosynthesis, what do the food molecules produced contain?
