Forces that Change Earth's Surface 6th Grade

What type of stress creates mountain ranges and ocean trenches?

An ocean trench is when one plate goes under another during collision.

A mid ocean ridge and continual drift are landforms created by ____________.

Stress is the force that acts on rock to change it's shape and volume.

Continental crust constantly changes due to _________.

Tension pulls on the crust stretching rock so it becomes thinner.

Collision between two continental plates is _______.

This strain is NOT permanent, when stress is removed the rock goes back to the original shape.

Stress does NOT change the shape or volume of a rock.

A landform created by shearing is called __________.

What land form is created by tension?

Transform faults are created by which type of stress?

Can Earth be stressed out?

Creates a permanent change in the shape of a rock, occurs when they are weak or hot.

Tension, compression, & shearing are known as ______.