Types of Strain and Mountain Formation

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What is the difference between faults and folds?

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Faults are breaks in rock where rocks move, and folds are bends in rock.

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What type of stress stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle?

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Tension.

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What is the rock cycle process caused by plate motion?

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Subduction.

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What is the term for the equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below?

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Isostasy.

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How are the tallest mountains on Earth formed?

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By continental to continental convergence.

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What is a fault?

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A fault is a break in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.

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What is a fold?

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A fold is a bend in rock layers that occurs due to stress.

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What is tension in geology?

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Tension is a type of stress that pulls rocks apart.

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What is compression in geology?

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Compression is a type of stress that pushes rocks together.

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What is subduction?

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Subduction is the process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.