Question

Cause of deformation is called​

Answer 1

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ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ sʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀᴅᴇғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇsᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴇғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. sᴛʀᴇss ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. sᴛʀᴀɪɴɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ.

Answer 2

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Deformation is caused by stress, the scientific term for force applied to a certain area. Stresses on rocks can stem from various sources, such as changes in temperature or moisture, shifts in the Earth's plates, sediment buildup or even gravity.