!$#ScIeNcE#$! Flashcards
1
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Stress
A
A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
2
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Tension
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Occurs where two plates pull apart.
3
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Compression
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The stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
4
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Shearing
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Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions.
5
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Normal Fault
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The fault cuts through rock at an angle, so one block sits over the fault, while the other block lies under the fault.
6
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Reverse Fault
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Has the same structure as a normal fault, but the blocks move in the reverse direction.
7
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Strike-Slip Fault
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The rocks on either side slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion.
8
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Plateau
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A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level.
