Which of the following statements about stress and strain is true?
A) Stress affects all rock types,whereas strain only affects some rock types.
B) Stress and strain both describe the amount of deformation in a rock.
C) Stress is the amount of deformation that occurs in a rock,and strain is the amount of force applied to a rock.
D) Stress is the force that causes rocks to deform or undergo strain.
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