Geography, asked by princepal46, 5 hours ago

effect of compression and tension on the layer of rocks results to mountain forms

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Answered by bhairavi14

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Compression: rock layers squeezed inward, tends to make rock layers thicker and shorter

Tension: rock layers being stretched, tends to make rocks thinner and longer

Shear stress: rock layers being pushed in two different, opposite directions. Tends to distort the shape of the rocks

This is an upward fold of strata; found in the Alps.

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