Question

What happens to Earth’s surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?

Answer 1

The Earth's surface will form lines that are perpendicular to the direction of pressure. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Uplifting

Explanation:

An horizontal pressured results in a vertical elevation of the Earths surface, this procces is better known as Uplifting. Earths surface has been shaped by a series of processes happening on the Rocks, one of them is the Uplifting, this process is responsable of the "building" of the mountains we see today, Simplified, this proccess happens when a low density rock and a high density rock collides, resulting on the low density rock being lifted by the higher density rock.