Ch.8 Vocab

Front

Stress from squeezing

Back

compression

Front

Change in rock shape due to stress

Back

strain

Front

Stress from parallel forces in opposite directions

Back

shear

Front

Stress that pulls apart

Back

tension

Front

Upward vertical motion of Earth's surface

Back

uplift

Front

Equilibrium between continental crust and denser mantle

Back

isostasy

Front

Capable of being molded

Back

Plastic

Front

Downward vertical motion on Earth's surface

Back

subsidence

Front

Curved line of volcanic islands parallel to a plate boundary

Back

Volcanic arc

Front

Area of fractured crust along a large fault

Back

fault zone