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    Before an Earthquake,rocks Can Respond to Applied Stress to a Small
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Before an Earthquake,rocks Can Respond to Applied Stress to a Small

Question 24

Question 24

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Before an earthquake,rocks can respond to applied stress to a small degree by bending and warping without breaking.This is termed _________.


A) elastic behavior
B) faulting
C) seismic velocity
D) brittle deformation

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