Forces That Shape the Earth

What is a landform that is created by compression?

What is a landform that is created by shearing?

pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions

pulls on the crust stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle

a change in the shape of a rock caused by stress

change in rock that is NOT permanent, when stress is removed rock goes back to original shape

What is a landform that is caused by tension?

squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

What is a landform created by compression?

What is a landform that is created by tension?

creates a permanent change in the shape of a rock, usually occurs when rocks are weak or hot

Forces at plate boundaries are strong enough to

Continental crust constantly changes over time due to

What is a landform that is created by shearing?

force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume