Multiple Choice
A geologist would expect rocks, such as shale, limestone, and marble, tend to deform in a(n) ____ manner when stress is applied because these rocks are softer and behave differently to stress than rocks like granite.
A) brittle
B) fracture
C) plastic
D) fragile
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