Why is it that a rock that is brittle and breaks when we apply force to it
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Why is it that a rock that is brittle and breaks when we apply force to it with a laboratory machine can in nature behave as a plastic and bend into folds? Based on the graph in Figure 19.7, which part of the curve best describes isostasy? Faulting? Folding?
Figure 19.7
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The behavior of rocks under stress depends on several factors including the temperature pressure strain rate the rate at which strain or deformation i...View the full answer
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Physical Geography Great Systems And Global Environments
ISBN: 9780521764285
1st Edition
Authors: William M. Marsh, Martin M. Kaufman
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