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12 Cards in this Set
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the amount of force per unit area on a given material |
stress |
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process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress |
deformation |
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rock layers that are squeezed because of stress in the earth's crust |
compression |
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a stress that occurs when forces act to an object |
tension |
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bending of rock layers due to stress |
folding |
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2 types of folding |
upward arching and downward tough like folds |
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a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another |
fault |
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3 types of faults |
normal fault - tension reverse fault - compression strike-slip - fault-shearing |
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form when rock layers squeeze together and push upward |
fold mountains |
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form when tension forms large blocks |
fault block mountains |
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rising of regions of the earth's crust to higher elevations |
uplift |
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convergent mountains where continents have collided ex: ring of fire |
volcanic mountains |
