Deforming Earth's crust

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The stress that occurs when forces pull in opposite directions on a piece of rock.

Tension

The stress that occurs when side-by-side forces move two sides of a piece of rock in opposite directions.

Shear

Pieces of Earth’s crust/ large slabs of solid rock are called as....

tectonic plates

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