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Forces That Shape Earth Flashcards

1
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Stress

A

Force that changes rock to change its shape or volume

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3 types of stress

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Shearing, compression, tension

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Tension

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Pulls on the crust
Mid-ocean ridges
Continental rift

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Compression

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Pushes or folds
Ocean trenches
Volcanic arcs
Mountain ranges

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5
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Shearing

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Pushes rock in town opposite directions
Fault zones
Transform fault

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Strain

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A change in the shape of a rock
Elastic- not permanent
Plastic-permanent

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Earthquake

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Movement in the ground caused by movement along the faults
Normal
Strike-slip
Reverse

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Strike-slip

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2 blocks of rock sliding past each other

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Normal

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Pulls apart causing one to go down

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10
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Reverse

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Pushing causing one to go up

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