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Thepotemich [5.8K]
3 years ago
9

Stresses that tend to press a body of rocks together are called Answer compression shear tension

Geography
1 answer:
Oliga [24]3 years ago
4 0
<span>Compressional stress presses bodies of rock together and are associated with convergent plate boundaries, where plates collide.</span>
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