Explain how stress is different from strain

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Stress is a measure of how much force is applied over a given area. Strain refers to the resulting change in the shape of the rock.

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A. China B. U.S. C. France D. Canada

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Which of the following is not a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

A) Concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas B) Multiple cycles of advance and retreat C) Eventual total deglaciation D) The simultaneous but non-uniform accumulation of ice masses in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres E) How snow transforms into glacial ice

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A 2008 assessment by 400 scientists concluded that genetically engineered crops have significantly increased crop yields in the U.S.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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