When a rock is stressed, it may deform plastically, or break by brittle fracture.
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Q36: A reverse fault occurs as a result
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Q38: A fold:
A) usually results from compressive stress.
B)
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Q40: A normal fault occurs as a result
Q42: The Himalayas were formed:
A) by convergence of
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Q44: The Andes developed from a convergence between
Q46: The sides of a fold are called
Q48: Extensional stress at a divergent plate boundary
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