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a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. |
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stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle. |
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stress that squeezes rock until its folds or bends. |
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sress that pushes masses of rock in oppisite directions,in a sideways movement |
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a type of fault where the hanging wall slides,caused by tension in the crust. |
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a block of rock that forms the upper half of the fault. |
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the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault |
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