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science chapter 4 Matching
tension
the stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle
shearing
stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
compression
the stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
Stress
a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
normal fault
forms where rock is pulled apart by tension in Earth's crust
plateau
a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
strike-slip fault
the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion
reverse fault
has the same structure as a normal fault,but the blocks move in the reverse direction
tension
the stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle
shearing
stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
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