By:By:Dylan QuinnDylan Quinn

Taylor StallingsTaylor StallingsAlicia HillierAlicia Hillier

~a force that acts on rock to change its ~a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volumeshape or volume

~Tension

~Compression

~Shearing

• tension pulls on crust stretching rocks making tension pulls on crust stretching rocks making the middle thinner. Occurs where two plates the middle thinner. Occurs where two plates move apartmove apart

~compression squeezes rock until it ~compression squeezes rock until it folds and breaksfolds and breaks

~shearing pushes a mass of rock in two ~shearing pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions, can cause rock to opposite directions, can cause rock to break, slip apart, or change shapebreak, slip apart, or change shape

~a break of rock in the crust~a break of rock in the crust

~usually occur along earth’s crust’s ~usually occur along earth’s crust’s boundariesboundaries

~normal faults

~reverse faults

~strike slip faults

~when rock pulls apart~when rock pulls apart~normal faults are at angles~normal faults are at angles~the top part is called the hanging wall~the top part is called the hanging wall~the bottom is called the foot wall~the bottom is called the foot wall

~a fault in which the hanging wall has ~a fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwallmoved upward relative to the footwall

~two adjacent surfaces appearing to ~two adjacent surfaces appearing to have moved horizontallyhave moved horizontally

~ the movement of the plates ,and the way ~ the movement of the plates ,and the way they can fold, stretch and uplift the crustthey can fold, stretch and uplift the crust

~click ~click herehere to watch a video on changing to watch a video on changing earth’s surfaceearth’s surface

~when the plate move it causes the earth to fold

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