LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
EVOLUTION OF INDIAS GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT a type of geological stress?
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transform
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tension
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compression
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shearing
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stress is a force acting on a rock per unit area. It has the same units as pressure, but also has a direction (i.e., it is a vector, just like a force). There are three types of stress: compression, tension, and shear.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tensional stress happens at divergent plate boundaries where two plates are moving away from each other. Shear stress is experienced at transform boundaries where two plates are sliding past each other.
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