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| process by which rocks change shape under stress |
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| occurs when rock layers bend under stress |
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| the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other |
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| the pushing of rocks in parallel but opposite directions; the force that causes a transform boundary |
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| stretching or pulling the rock apart; these are common around divergent boundaries |
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| stress that squeezes or pushes rocks together; this can cause reverse faults which are common around convergent boundaries |
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| youngest layers of rock are found at the core of a fold; oldest layers are found on the outside of a fold; layers are arched upward like a bowl |
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| oldest layers of rock are found at the core of the fold; youngest layers are found on the outside of the fold; layers are arched downward and are high in the middle |
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